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mopping up

The process of completely cleaning up one's plate or bowl with bread after finishing a meal. Commonly associated with a Northern English roast dinner sopping in gravy, typically leaving a soup-like substance comprising of all elements of the roast.

Processes involve breaking parts off to wipe the plate, or immersing a whole slice in the pond of gravy to soak up before finishing it off with a knife a fork. One for the posh kids.
'Ere mum give me that plate - I'll do the mopping up, you have a lie down.
by Rich Lyons May 27, 2008
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Whorin' it up

(N.) When someone in the music industry (usually females) show more skin to make up for their plummeting record sales. The more skin shown, the worst their records sales were. Also commonly known as Christina'ing.
Beyonce Knowles (still hot, though)
Christina Aguilera
Jewel
Clay Aiken (for the Homo-Males)
by G-Union December 1, 2003
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Turnt Up

When teenagers are so high and they don't know how to spell turned up, they spell it "turnt up"
by Hottiefromdowntheblock July 22, 2015
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sex up

A word coming into circulation in BBC News.
"First the headlines, and then the sexed up weather forecast"
by pro-nun-see-A-shun July 5, 2003
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cook up

preparing a syringe with heroin or other injectible drug
Her baby died so I cooked her up a hit but only after I got mine; that went without saying.
by _GoD_ September 20, 2004
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Story Up

A phrase used to imply that you can see through an untrue story or bash someone's untrue statement.
Kyle: Black people all look alike

Hanan: Story up!
by MrBlister101 December 20, 2008
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posse up

I think we need to leave. (say it so everyone can hear) posse up!
by shiesty February 9, 2003
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