Based on lyrical evidence, this term refers to those that visit a club and, instead of dancing and being sociable, remain out the outskirts of the dance floor, away from the 'action.'
A more traditional term for this behavior is 'wallflower.'
However, as evidenced in 'Everytime Tha Beat Drop' example below, 'holding up the wall' may also refer to a case where an individual requests that another engage in an activity only to be turned down due to (occasionally perceived) social or financial status (i.e. the archetypal 'girl that's too good for you').
A more traditional term for this behavior is 'wallflower.'
However, as evidenced in 'Everytime Tha Beat Drop' example below, 'holding up the wall' may also refer to a case where an individual requests that another engage in an activity only to be turned down due to (occasionally perceived) social or financial status (i.e. the archetypal 'girl that's too good for you').
"I'm soon to motivate the room ... If you holdin' up the wall, then you missin' the point." -Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
"Cause I ain't one of these too bourgeois broads /
Always in the club holding up the wall" -Monica featuring Dem Franchize Boyz, Everytime Tha Beat Drop
"Cause I ain't one of these too bourgeois broads /
Always in the club holding up the wall" -Monica featuring Dem Franchize Boyz, Everytime Tha Beat Drop
by owenkun September 22, 2006
A wall street bet is when you leverage an asset to its maximum, and so risk losing everything on a very small move against you, but thereby gain the possibility of massive returns should you get your way.
Q: "Did Sam really tell his wife he would leave her unless she arranged a threesome for them on craigslist?"
A: "Yeah, it was a Wall Street Bet, but it paid off ! She was into it, and now he has sex parties every weekend with his hotwife and the local nymphs. And they've never been happier together!"
A: "Yeah, it was a Wall Street Bet, but it paid off ! She was into it, and now he has sex parties every weekend with his hotwife and the local nymphs. And they've never been happier together!"
by some.hoser November 20, 2015
by mrj1s1975 July 12, 2010
Referring to a firing squad and many gun-execution vidoes, "Up against the wall emphasizes your will for the other person to die
"Get them Up against the wal
by Allen` January 14, 2004
by hoi December 11, 2004
A gay ass group run and founded by a wanna be gangster stripper who has no musical talent and has also been on change of heart has a tounge ring and a butterfly tatto and he also thinks cuz he is from compton that makes him a gangster but all he was doin there was stripin.The Gayme is the fakest rapper/wanksta there is out there he also was a stripper and have u noticed since G-Unit he hasnt made any new music he will just change the words to G-Unit songs and if he didnt like them so much why'd the nigga sign to G-Unit man the gayme is so fuckin retarted and now he has some wack wall street shit
by G-UNITSOLDIER25436 July 27, 2006
by senister November 24, 2007