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tun up

adj

/ˈtʌnˌʌp/

English Definition

Turn up; extremely lively, exciting, or hyped.

Patois Definition

Di party tun up till morning!

Etymology

  • (Literally, "turned up.")

Cultural Context

Crossed into global party culture through dancehall and hip-hop crossover in the 2010s.

Examples

  • "Di party tun up till morning!"

    Dude, you have to be at the party. It's going to be da bomb.

  • "My yute, yu haffi deh a di party. It a guh tun up."

  • "“Right now if you are in a party and the party is dead, all you have to do is drop the Buy Out riddim and the whole place tun up” he said. […]”"

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