re-up

See also: reup

English

Alternative forms

• reup

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist +‎ sign up

Verb

re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

1. (US, military) To reenlist.
2. (intransitive) To sign up again.
   • 2012 March 30, Joe Levy, “Rockers at Sea”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old  […].

3. (informal) To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).

Coordinate terms

• re-sign
• sign up

Noun

re-up (plural re-ups)

1. (US, military) One who reenlists.

Etymology 2

Verb

re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

1. (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload.

Noun

re-up (plural re-ups)

1. (Internet, informal) Clipping of reupload (“file which has been reuploaded”).

Etymology 3

Verb

re-up (third-person singular simple present re-ups, present participle re-upping, simple past and past participle re-upped)

1. (US) To renegotiate a contract.
2. (slang) To refill one's drug stash.
3. (slang, of a drug) To take another dose.
   • 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi‎^[2], Hachette, →ISBN:

     Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.

Noun

re-up (plural re-ups)

1. (slang) A resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “re-up v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• Jonathon Green (2024) “re-up n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Anagrams

• Peru, Pre-U, Prue, Pu'er, Rupe, pu'er, puer, pure