Nut Up

Verb phrase: To involve oneself in a physical altercation, to lose one's cool, or to fly off the handle. A common fixture of urban or "gangsta" vernacular. Recently popularized by a homophobic, black-clad drug-dealing NPC/pedestrian in the controversial PS2 game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."

"Yo, I'm fidd'nduh nut up in a minute!!!"

by Buddy-Rey November 07, 2005

nut up

hybrid cross between "grow a pair of nuts" and "man up"

Guy 1: "Oh man, I totally wanna bang that chick over there."

Guy 2: "So nut up and do it already!"

by LOVEMESOMEURBAN October 16, 2010

nutting up

"Going crazy" or "manning up"

I'm was so mad, I was nutting up in there!
Why don't you try nutting up and ask her to the dance?

by Melhon96 January 07, 2016

nut up

suck it up, just do it, who cares

Dan, Jay and Jeff came out of the corsey and saw some hot girls. Dan and Jay said "hi!!!111oneone" and Jeff said "nut-up!" The girls drove by and flipped us off.

by dFecT June 03, 2004

nut up

(v.) To gird ones loins. Nutting up entails using one's proverbial balls or "nuts". Mainly used on the US west coast, it's the sister (brother?) term to cowboy up.

I better nut up or I'm gonna get my ass kicked in this fight.

by Neilmiser May 15, 2004

nut up

To suddenly go crazy with no apparent provocation. Especially true with emotional issues that have not been previously resolved but avoided.

"I was talking about waiting another year to get married, and she began to nut up on me."

by CWB August 27, 2005

nutting up

Losing one's ability to control excitement.

My dog is nutting up because I just got home.

by Redneck Hemingway March 19, 2016