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up economy

When a public figure (politician running for elected office) has the general public perception that they (the public figure) can sustain an "up economy". Usually a reference, or slang used by pollsters and mainstream media.
by Topher.Laclis March 19, 2017
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shore up our economy

Generic answer to appear better than actually prepared to respond.
Todd: Ho-ney....have you seen my fishi---WHOA, what in the hell is this tightly-ribbed, cucumber-shaped, giant rubber device used for?!

Sarah: Shore up our economy....it's ultimately all about job creation, you know.

Todd: Oh.
by pacorro January 15, 2009
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when the economy picks up

Common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to:

1. provide an excuse for why one has not yet done something.
2. suggest a vague intention of doing something later (similar to how Spanish speakers use the word "mañana.")
3. add minimal credibility to an idea that is a pipe dream.
1. There's no point in looking for a job until the economy picks up.
2. I'll start my business when the economy picks up.
3. Unemployment levels will go back down to the levels they were in the late 1990s when the economy picks up.
by wouldaben January 7, 2011
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trickle up economics

The financial principle of bleeding the poor and middle class of any expendable income (and some necessary income) so they cannot buy anything, thus impacting the government-supported mega-corporations and lending institutions, requiring Republican idiots to give them more money to continue their financial destruction of the United States. Amen.
A: Did you hear about AIG? Another quintessential example of trickle up economics.
B: Is my bank account safe?
A: About as safe as a $3 gallon of gas.
B: So, not that safe? I'm not sure what you're saying.
A: Oh, I'm just joking around with you.
A&B together: Aaaaaaahahahahahah.
by ChuckChaser69 October 31, 2008
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