To talk someone into thinking they can do something when they really cannot do it or to make someone feel special when they really are not.
Ex 1: Jamie did a round off double back handspring layout. The team then tried to pump her head up into thinking she could pull a full twisting layout, as well.
Cheer Team: Jamie, try a full!
Shaqueelah: uh-uh, ya'll don't try and pump her head up like that when you know she can't do that!
Ex 2: Jamie is running for homecoming princess for her senior year. Her peers are making it seem like they will vote for her and she will win, but they're really just pumpin' her head up.
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What Saddam Hussein tells Qusay to do whilst he is rapping
Check me while I babylon. Pump up the bass Qusay
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Dank ass music. Dark ass lyrics.
โPumped Up Kicksโ by Foster The People sounds like an upbeat song, but upon further examination, it is about a school shooting. Any song that has a happy tune, but dark lyrics has Pumped Up Kicks Syndrome.
An upbeat song written by Foster The People, with dark lyrics addressing the mental health of those in less fortunate circumstances; example being kids living with divorced or abusive parents.
Person 1: bro, have you ever really thought about what Pumped up Kicks is about?
Person 2: isnโt it about a kid with mental health problems?
Person 1: yeah, thatโs what itโs about.