hold up... 

1. When something isn't right, something is off, or something is fishy.
2. Another version of a sentence is "Wait a minute."
3. "Holding up," it can also mean to support. (verb)

*People use this too if the sentence they're replying to is dirty.

- def 1
Commenter 1: I like playing with my sticks*
Replier 1: hold up... something ain't right
Replier 2: hold on a minute. <-- def 2
- def 3
John: The old building had held up well over the years.

hold up... by dogwisdom May 31, 2023

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

hold up by Anonymous December 8, 2001

Hold up 

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Hold up by frggerz October 23, 2020

Hold up 

Means to wait a minute.

Sorry for the hold up.I had to help my father.

Hold up by BlackPohatu September 18, 2016

hold up 

1. Wait a minute. Used when a new idea has popped into one's head or when one thinks something is a bad idea.
2. A robbery, eg. a bank hold up.

1. 22:18:17 brendan 22:18 Orbital - Halcyon + On + On says:
its gotta be the hardest one to write a lot about yet, and shes not even taugtht us anything about the line
22:18:19 brendan 22:18 Orbital - Halcyon + On + On says:
hold up
22:18:24 brendan 22:18 Orbital - Halcyon + On + On says:
shes not taught us anything full stp
2. You hear about the big hold up down town?

hold up by brendan September 21, 2004

Hold-up

Office lingo.
Someone stops by your office cube and leans on the wall to chat with you over the wall. The wall is held up, and you are held up as they steal your time.

I'm sorry I'm late for lunch, my frikin lonely heart coworker thought it was a good time for a hold-up.

Hold-up by Techwriter Ted October 13, 2009

hold-up

To present arms to the employees and/or owners of a value bearing establishment (train, bank) using the threat of violence as a deterent from heroism.

The was a hold-up in the bank, but the cops knew about it.

hold-up by Kung-Fu Jesus April 22, 2004