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
joe: yea i really am enjoying this resturant
unfunny fuckface retard: Is tHaT a JOjo RefErenCe???!!!
unfunny fuckface retard: Is tHaT a JOjo RefErenCe???!!!
by Kyroz March 15, 2022
Tim:yo bro, you ever feel like you just want to dig to china from here?
James:‼️‼️HOLY FUCKING SHIT‼️‼️‼️‼️ IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING DIG2CHINA REFERENCE??????!!!!!!!!!!11!1!1!1!1!1!1! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 DIG2CHINA IS THE BEST FUCKING GAME🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯 BULLY IS SO BADDD 🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 COME TO THE ASTHENOSPHERE AND WATCH ME MAKE MONEY 🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥 🏥🏥🏥🏥 WHY AM I CRASHING INTO FOSSILS?🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬🤬😡🤬🤬😡 OH YOU PLAY DIG2CHINA? NAME EVERY ITEM 🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠 Where!❓ ❓ Where!❓ ❓ Where! Any oil!❓ Where! ❓ An ere!❓ ❓ Where!❓ ❓ Where! Any oil!❓ Where? Where! Any oil!❓ Any oil!❓ ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️❓❓❓❓❓WHWRE THE FUCKING OIL! Where!Any oil!Where! Where! ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ I THINK I WAS IN THE CORE!👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀I was now in China ahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 dig2hcina cig2chian dig2china dig2chian dig2chian dig2chains ddig2chiansm ddiwgshsgwhwjsjjqjssjwjsjsiqnwxjs
Tim:What?
Or, alternativley
John:yo bro you wanna dig to china?
Bob:is that a dig2china reference?
John:No?
Bob:Oh, it reminded me of the hit 2015 successful game also known as 'Dig2china'
John:Are you high again?
James:‼️‼️HOLY FUCKING SHIT‼️‼️‼️‼️ IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING DIG2CHINA REFERENCE??????!!!!!!!!!!11!1!1!1!1!1!1! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 DIG2CHINA IS THE BEST FUCKING GAME🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯 BULLY IS SO BADDD 🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🕵️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 COME TO THE ASTHENOSPHERE AND WATCH ME MAKE MONEY 🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥 🏥🏥🏥🏥 WHY AM I CRASHING INTO FOSSILS?🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬🤬😡🤬🤬😡 OH YOU PLAY DIG2CHINA? NAME EVERY ITEM 🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠🔫😠 Where!❓ ❓ Where!❓ ❓ Where! Any oil!❓ Where! ❓ An ere!❓ ❓ Where!❓ ❓ Where! Any oil!❓ Where? Where! Any oil!❓ Any oil!❓ ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️❓❓❓❓❓WHWRE THE FUCKING OIL! Where!Any oil!Where! Where! ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ ❓ I THINK I WAS IN THE CORE!👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀I was now in China ahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 dig2hcina cig2chian dig2china dig2chian dig2chian dig2chains ddig2chiansm ddiwgshsgwhwjsjjqjssjwjsjsiqnwxjs
Tim:What?
Or, alternativley
John:yo bro you wanna dig to china?
Bob:is that a dig2china reference?
John:No?
Bob:Oh, it reminded me of the hit 2015 successful game also known as 'Dig2china'
John:Are you high again?
by Discord Luigi July 28, 2022
A JoJo reference is something any retarded JoJo fan will comment on any form of media that does involve or does not involve the said show (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) in any shape or form whatsoever. It has been known that the show's community/fanbase is absolute garbage mainly for their terrible and repetitive humour that has no originality.
‼️‼️HOLY FUCKING SHIT‼️‼️‼️‼️ IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOJO REFERENCE??????!!!!!!!!!!11!1!1!1!1!1!1! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 JOJO IS THE BEST FUCKING ANIME 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯 JOSUKE IS SO BADASSSSS 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎👊👊👊👊👊 ORAORAORAORAORALORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 😩😩😩MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA 🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬🤬😡🤬🤬😡WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! Yo Angelo!🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo! Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo! Yo Angelo!🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo!🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Yo Angelo! 🗿 Yo Angelo! Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo!Yo Angelo! Yo Angelo! 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 🗿 Oh you’re approaching me❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓But it was me, Dio‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
by bruh momentum^{10} December 6, 2020
For the future references
by JSJEJI0103938 February 24, 2018
Two dudes are pissing next to each other. One crosses the streams, and the other guy says, "Hey man, I thought we agreed; no cross-references!"
by YellowRex October 18, 2009
by R3wi January 23, 2021