rark up
v. phr.— «National was pretty rarked up by the time the helicopter issue came up. It had already found four ways to stymie the debate it has been seeking on Ms Wilson’s refusal to put Mr Field’s conduct before the privileges committee.» —“All at sea on a wave of vulgarity” by Jane Clifton Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) Aug. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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