arc up

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Thought to be from electrical arcs created when starting/booting/arcing up an electrical device.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɑːk ap/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Verb

arc up (third-person singular simple present arcs up, present participle arcing up, simple past and past participle arced up)

1. (Australia, slang, intransitive) To become upset or angry. [from 20th c.]
   • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 316:

     Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’

Translations

become upset or angry

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生氣／生气 (zh) (shēngqì), 火大 (zh) (huǒdà)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: suuttua (fi)
• Portuguese: irritar-se
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Cupar