Acting up

Deliberately behaving in a difficult, obstinate, aggressive or provocative manner.

Typically results in harm to and/or conflict with other individuals.

"Dear Mr. President, tell me what to do
These niggaz acting up in the hood, send mo' troops" (Tupac)

by aethyaehyaery December 17, 2009

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Get the Acting upmug.

hold up

wait a minute! postpone your plans, there's something that must be addressed immediately

hold up, let me grab some munchies before we get goin

by Anonymous December 8, 2001

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Get the hold upmug.

Clam Up

To suddenly keep unusually quiet, often in regards to the divulging of information.

Carol clammed up about the incident at the bakery, so we never did find out whatever happened to Nate.

by Diggity Monkeez April 30, 2005

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Get the Clam Upmug.

A shambles. Sounds vulgar, but may not be; it may be a grouse shooting term. Customarily, shooters employ beaters to disturb birds on the ground and drive them into the air towards the guns. Normally one only shoots grouse hens, so if the beaters were by mistake to put up a grouse cock, they would warn the guns not to shoot by shouting "Don't shoot! It's a cock up!"

Can also be a transitive and intransitive verb.

One's whole shoot today was a disaster - one cock up after another. Now where's Camilla, the slapper? One feels like giving her a Dirty Sanchez. - Prince Charles

Another day, another cock-up - Tony Blair on the Iraq situation

The whole Iraq situation has cocked up badly - Tony Blair on the Iraq situation

I really cocked up Iraq, didn't I? - Tony Blair on the Iraq situation

by Tony and Cherie Blair July 21, 2006

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