Verb: To purchase drugs, or "score". Usually referring to the purchase of weed
You picking up this weekend?
The process which entails meeting a dealer in a (usually) prearranged place, and purchasing--'picking up'--your dope.
Guy 1: "Oi, where an' when we goin' to pick up?"
Guy 2: "We're on our way to the kebab van right now to pick up you twat."
Guy 1: "Yaaaaaaay!"
Get to know or become aware of (this or that). Determine following investigation or unexpectedly.
Friend 1: Hey, I knew it was you!
Friend 2: "I was afraid you'd pick up on that".
To meet someone, usually at a bar or party, and persuade them to leave with you in order to have sex. Used for in-person encounters, as opposed to hookup, which can also be used for internet meetings for sex.
Did you pick up last night?
No, man, I was there till the lights went on.
To get a member of the opposite (or occassionally, same) gender's contact details so as to schedule a date.
So, did you pick up last night?
Man, movies are great places to pick up.
Fresh pair of sneakers you just bought or arrived though mail (FedEx, UPS, etc.)
My fresh pick ups just arrived in the mail today. The Jordan IX's.