traditionally, in the hip hop cultural world, the word "up" succeeds the word "word". this combonation, of what seems like two unrelated words, actually is a form of acknowledgement, or apporoval. Some synonyms inculde, "I concur." and "Yes, i agree with that"
"Gee George, your lawn looks very nice today"
"Word up"
"Oh wow, Mary, you really knew what you were doing when you decorated the great hall"
"Word up"
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to command agreement from another person; to prompt someone to concur by responding "word"
A: "The soup is too hot, kid! Word up."
B (wording up): "Word."
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"yoo i dont kno bout you but im bout my paper word up"
"word up son u kno i got you"
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To tell someone to have a good meal, instead of "have a good lunch", etc.
"Hey, I'm going to eat with a friend."
"word em up on the shovel!"
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A greeting that's also a question! - mainly informal, used as an all in one 'hey, how you doing, hows things, whats going on'
"Word up homes, everything cool?"
or just even
Person A) "word up?"
Person B) "yeh all cool dawg"
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C'mon baby, tell me what's the word: word up!
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