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The act of applying copious amounts of make up to a white actor to have them play a minority, without the malice behind black face.
"Lets not hire an Indian guy, lets just brown up a white guy"

-Bil Dwyer describing Fisher Stevens's characters in the "Short Circuit" movie series
Brown Up by Joenas January 1, 2009

do it up brown

To do a thing completely or leave nothing to chance.
Likely related to fully cooking meat until it is very well done.
May have roots in California and has been in use since at least the 1930's.
I got word that the CEO and some of his his staff will be at our fundraiser so we need to do it up brown!
do it up brown by rubberknife August 15, 2021

knees up mother brown 

national anthem of cockneyland
aind, knees ap muvva brahn, etc

Up the Brown 

Up the Brown is when you stick things, your penis, your tongue, your arm, up your woman's asshole.
It's Friday, so I'm going Up the Brown this weekend. Shawn loves it Up the Brown.
Up the Brown by Jacques Asse June 8, 2009

firing up the brown engine 

A stentorian emission of flatulence.
Gosh! That was loud. Who's been firing up the brown engine?!?

Two Thumbs Up Charlie Brown 

When someone puts two thumbs up someones anus along with their penis and preforms anal sex.
You better shut up or i'll give you a Two Thumbs Up Charlie Brown