rark up
v. phr.— «They blatantly oppose the government, raise even the slightest issue and generally create a right royal rark up whenever they can.» —“Samoa Elections: A personal account” by Fotu That Girl In Samoa (Apia, Savaii, Samoa) Apr. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it’s the young Mary Anning, who went on to become a famous 19th-century British paleontologist. Dubious perhaps, but the story of her rise from seaside...
“What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat?” Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children’s joke book has lots of these to share with kids. Plus: an easy explanation for the difference between...