Jamaica phrase
big up
Praise, respect, or publicly acknowledge someone.
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Meaning
Big up can express praise and respect or mean to give someone recognition. Jamaican music helped spread it internationally.
Pronunciation and grammar
Pronunciation: /bɪɡ ʌp/
Part of speech: verb and interjection
How it is used
It can stand alone as a salute or take an object naming the person or group praised.
Register: Informal Jamaican and international popular usage.
Examples in context
- Big up di whole team.Respect and praise to the whole team.
- She big up her mother in the speech.She publicly praised her mother in the speech.
Important context
Its global use does not erase its Jamaican and Caribbean cultural roots.