re-up
v.— «In hip-hop parlance, to “re-up” (a riff on the military term) is to make battle, to put adversaries on notice in no uncertain terms. But a tumultuous couple of years notwithstanding, it may be difficult to figure why the best-selling rapper of all time needed a call to arms.» —“Eminem Scrubs Away The Polish” by Rebecca Thomas New York Sun (New York City) Dec. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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