Urban Dictionary: jack ups

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Excessively short trousers resulting in the exposure of ankles, and in extreme cases, calves.

by potusss January 23, 2007

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A class of US citizen that receives all their news from the National Public Radio, or NPR, and no other sources. See: shit-lib, NPC, or SWPL (white educated liberal bohemian).

This personality is the counterpart of an American who is addicted to Fox News. Both demographics fail to cultivate objective opinions due to a biased media diet. This is to no fault of both groups; it's the result of the USA's piss-poor journalistic standards, ethics and values.

Josie is such a NPR-American, all her political knowledge is from sound bites on her morning commute to work. She has no reason to be so smug.

by monkeylabor September 12, 2021

jack-ups

Derogative term for trousers worn too short (approx 1-3 inches above the shoe), often with white socks underneath making the jack-up more obvious.

Check that guy's jack-ups
My best trousers had shrunk, resulting in fairly serious jack-ups

by Nicky November 28, 2004

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jack up

1. Incrase sharply

2. Inject illegal drugs

3. Raise a car to be able to do mechanical work

1. Jack up the oil prices

2. Jack up heroin four times a day

3. Jack up the car and change the tyre

by osmokozmo October 26, 2007

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jack-ups

commonly thought of as meaning trousers that are too short, 'jack-ups' are actually trousers that, surprise surprise, have been 'jacked' up. That means that the waistband has been pulled higher than necessary, possibly up to the naval (bellybutton) or chest.

person1: (indicating person2's trousers) ha, look, he's got jack-ups!

person2: actually, my trousers are just a bit short

person1's friend, person3: yeah thats what jack-ups are, you idiot

person2: commonly thought of as meaning trousers that are too short, 'jack-ups' are actually trousers that, surprise surprise, have been 'jacked' up. That means that the waistband has been pulled higher than necessary, possibly up to the naval (bellybutton) or chest.

person1 & person3: youre such a nerd

by A D August 13, 2007

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jack-up

To jack-up is a gymrat term for working to improve a specific muscel or set of muscels, especially women who want to firm-up their butts.

She is doin something to jack-up that ass. I'll bet she spends an hour-a-day on the stairclimber."

by Jim Inman August 17, 2006

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Jack ups

Jack ups are simply trousers that are too short. There are at least 2-3 cm above your ankles.

Example 1 :

Your trousers are serious jack ups.(only if it is really visible that they are above your ankles)
Example 2:

Look at them jack ups, they are too LOL

by Itz_cutequeen October 13, 2017

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