A defensive stance in hockey, taken in response to another player attempting to start a fight on the ice.
The phrase "Elbows up!" enjoyed a spike in popularity in 2025, when it was adopted widely as a Canadian response to foreign bullying. It is a defensive stance, but one which infers standing ones ground.
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The act of squaring your body. Making yourself into the shape of a square by crouching down and raising your shoulders with your elbows bent level with your knees.
Person one: square up. (Proceeds to take their best shape of a square)
Person two: Alright then let's go (does the same but better)
Person two: Alright then let's go (does the same but better)
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