To maintain someone or to 'hold someone down'.
Meaning to keep someone interested and committed to you without showing hesitation on your part. If youre not holding them down, you ain't trying, it can lead to them leaving your lazy a**
Meaning to keep someone interested and committed to you without showing hesitation on your part. If youre not holding them down, you ain't trying, it can lead to them leaving your lazy a**
Drake: "she held it down, so she got a Mercedes"
Them: "oh okay"
Friend: "why did you break up with mark?"
Her: "He's so flaky, he just doesn't know how to hold it down"
Them: "oh okay"
Friend: "why did you break up with mark?"
Her: "He's so flaky, he just doesn't know how to hold it down"
by Ruran Triphis November 16, 2019
Verb~ hold-it-down
To effectively contain or handle a difficult or uncompromising situation, where auxiliary support may be limited or non-existent.
To "keep it real."
To effectively contain or handle a difficult or uncompromising situation, where auxiliary support may be limited or non-existent.
To "keep it real."
I'm going to the store, can you hold it down while I'm out?
She really held it down at the party last night, and made sure no creepers bothered us.
She really held it down at the party last night, and made sure no creepers bothered us.
by 🐺 November 10, 2022
by Miles561 November 28, 2016
1) Maintaining a steady job in an industry in which that person is not the "norm"
2) Performing in an area in which that person is essentially not accepted, but managing to perform the task at hand anyway (without missing a beat despite the hate).
3) Being present in a place which is deemed basically as hostile, so that others who look different (or are different) can also potentially gain access to that field (albeit always in limited numbers).
2) Performing in an area in which that person is essentially not accepted, but managing to perform the task at hand anyway (without missing a beat despite the hate).
3) Being present in a place which is deemed basically as hostile, so that others who look different (or are different) can also potentially gain access to that field (albeit always in limited numbers).
Jason: Hey Joe how is it going at that job you work at? Still holding it down for the rest of us?
Kwadwo: Still holding it down my brother.
Kwadwo: Still holding it down my brother.
by JadedLight September 11, 2010
Example 1:
person 1 - "I'ma hit that party tonight"
person 2 - "Aight, hold it down"
Example 2:
person 1 - "Yo, money! Are you fucking that shorty?
person 2 - "Naw, dawg! You can hold that down!"
person 1 - "I'ma hit that party tonight"
person 2 - "Aight, hold it down"
Example 2:
person 1 - "Yo, money! Are you fucking that shorty?
person 2 - "Naw, dawg! You can hold that down!"
by dominikan May 20, 2003
by empyreus January 22, 2011