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“What’s up?”

• As in ‘what’s going on?, what are you up to?, how are you? or what are you doing?’

When posed to an individual, as a means of entering into a conversation. (Shortened version.)

• Used as a common, casual greeting among inner city youth and even thru middle aged individuals, from urban areas. In place of saying hi, hello, good to see you, nice to meet you etc. - Often used when simply acknowledging the presence of others. Especially when being introduced to someone new.
“Hey Dee, s’up?”
“Nothin’ much, s’up with you?”

ME- “Hey Joe, this is my brother Dwayne…(motioning between two people at first meeting; back and forth)… D, this is Joe”

JOE- “S’up!?” (Accompanied by a classic head nod.)

DWAYNE- “s’up man, how you doing?” (Enthusiastic about the meeting, extends hand to shake or slap etc.)
S’up by iDraw&Stuff December 28, 2021
short for "what's up"
's up by dejababy May 28, 2003
a nother word for wats up
yo bob s'up?
s'up by sarah g March 31, 2003
A word used by uneducated Neanderthals instead of the grammatically correct " 's up"
s'up Leroy?
s'up by Leroy Darcell August 5, 2011
A dumb ass word that somebody uses who IS a dumbass and can't find another word for the dumbass word "s'up"
"s'up my nigga", while normal people would say someting like "yo my nigga, what's goin on G?"
s'up by Katelyn Boobs July 24, 2008

grub's up 

Grub's up! Is what you will hear in Britain when food is ready to be eaten.
Okay everybody, grub's up!! Get stuck in.
grub's up by neus6c January 19, 2016
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
Dutty by J Hall April 3, 2003
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