stunt up
v.— «Stripping will continue, but not much more than we have already. But there will also be “stunting up the schedule:” times when we break out of stripping with a one-off movie or event.» —“The shape of things to come at ITV” by Georgina Henry Guardian (U.K.) 1991, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
John in Omaha, Nebraska, wonders about a phrase that encourages someone to attend an event or risk being left out or feeling uncool: be there or be square. Don’t fall for the fake etymology about people wearing boxes on their heads! Ditto for...
Andre from Campbellsville, Kentucky, says his mother won’t watch a movie if it’s ary a bit violent. What does the word ary mean? Spelled airy, ara, arey, or ery, this dialectal term a shortening of ever a, and means “any” or...