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Whatchu wanna be up

Prison or street jargon used as a response to "What's up... <used and said in a way of either jokingly feigning indignation, or, intentionally, ambiguously, or actually... provoking a fight> <in combination with body language insinuating offense of some kind or another whether real or imagined>... 'witchu'with you? The response, "Whatchu wanna be up...my niggah? <usually less threatening>....white boy <racial slur meant to provoke a response of some kind or as a test of mettle <or, usually in a more aggressive tone and more threatening body language, with just a slight tilt of the head and arms positioned in such a way as to appear sort of ape like, or, as if carrying a large imaginary basket...>...nigga? Sometimes accompanied by “gettin' in a nigga face” and aggressive posturing. More common in prison, or the streets, specifically, ritually, it is a common way fights that start off posturing verbally sometimes start ramping up to evolve into pushing and or actual fist fighting. It is a form of social posturing and a "dominance alarm"* (*if that is a thing*) It is used —unprovoked— to test the mettle of a perceptively weak inmate. Sometimes the test completely fails if the person being tested is a new arrival, expecting it and, (as a result of his comrades or whomever he is riding with, assure him is the proper response to such a challenge...) 'steals off on**' the aggressor. (**or, in other words, w/o warning, no posturing whatsoever, makes first punch)
Prison dialogue example:

New boot: “What up, bruh?”

Posturing alarmist/tank boss, or soldier:

“I aintcho 'bruh,' bro!

"I ain't no friendly nigga...

... gets all up in new boot's grill, testing his mettle...)

Whatchu wanna be up, white boi?"

New boot:

"Oh, my bad. 'Bro' it iiis!(wham!)"

Other inmates:

"Oooooweeemain, THAT white boi stole off on dat nigga, main."

Guards in pickett, over intercom, barking:

"Rack it up, maggots.... NOW!"
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Hanging it up

1: to put a towel or clothing on cloth line to dry or on a hanger to put it away
2: a way of saying that superhero decided to stop being a hero permanently or temporarily
3: a way of saying you are going to permanently retire
4: to finish a phone call
There was a period of time where Bruce Wayne considered hanging it up after Jason’s death.
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Going up and down

The art of makimg a girl go up and down by having sex
Im making my gf to moan very loudly by getting her going up and down while on top of me
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give up

Greg: Why'd u stop?
John: It seems I have to give up on winning this
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Keeping up with the biss

I believe in keeping up with the biSs supremacy. Yes.
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Lay up

An easy shot at doing something

This analogy is taken from basketball, when you have the court clear in front of you and can just lay the ball up near the basket, and use one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball
Bro I got you her number and insta, and she was already into you, I handed you a lay up, and you still fucked it up?

The guy interviewing me for the job was an ex-colleague and my best friend. The interview was a layup.
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Diced up

When a person gets hit from a punch or kick combination
That guy just got hit with a five punch combo
He got Diced up!
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