Verb. To contact a superior for instructions when faced with a request which you are unable (or unwilling) to approve or deny.
"Refer up" is associated with bureaucratic procedures, and is often considered a form of "passing the buck," i.e., avoiding responsibility in a sticky situation. Nevertheless, there are many circumstances where it is the appropriate response. Here is a good example:
Your Project Manager says that Project A will be implemented on Thursday, no matter what. The Quality Control Manager says that Project A will not be implemented on Thursday because of <insert reason>. The Quality Control manager comes to you and asks, "Project A cannot be implemented on Thursday. Do you concur?" Your best response is to *refer up* to your Project Manager, i.e., to say "I need to refer up to my Project Manager and get back to you."
The concept and expression "refer up" is a prominent theme in the movie Eye in the Sky (2015).
"Refer up" is associated with bureaucratic procedures, and is often considered a form of "passing the buck," i.e., avoiding responsibility in a sticky situation. Nevertheless, there are many circumstances where it is the appropriate response. Here is a good example:
Your Project Manager says that Project A will be implemented on Thursday, no matter what. The Quality Control Manager says that Project A will not be implemented on Thursday because of <insert reason>. The Quality Control manager comes to you and asks, "Project A cannot be implemented on Thursday. Do you concur?" Your best response is to *refer up* to your Project Manager, i.e., to say "I need to refer up to my Project Manager and get back to you."
The concept and expression "refer up" is a prominent theme in the movie Eye in the Sky (2015).
Question: Do I have permission to perform this action?
Answer: I am unable (or unwilling) to give you a definitive answer, so I must refer up to my superior for guidance.
Answer: I am unable (or unwilling) to give you a definitive answer, so I must refer up to my superior for guidance.
by Rbd41 January 17, 2022
Get the refer upmug. by Rozski2 November 20, 2018
Get the Suck upmug. In life you just have to 'up the 32s'
by Smartismeiamsmart March 19, 2023
Get the 'up the 32s'mug. by Writing bitch December 12, 2020
Get the Fucked upmug. by Kuehlstein May 8, 2018
Get the Pony upmug. by Lilnigletphil August 1, 2021
Get the Up on pussymug. Body roll on another person.... yell shrimp up in the process, instead of squaring up to someone. You use a body roll because shrimp are curvy, you only use this to make another person feel confused and inferior to you.
She felt inferior so she walked up to the other lady in the restroom yelled "shrimp up" body rolled and walked away.
by Teenager life December 30, 2016
Get the Shrimp Upmug.