arc up

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arc up

  • /ɑːk ap/ Australia

Where it comes from

Thought to be from electrical arcs created when starting/booting/arcing up an electrical device.

verb arcs up · arcing up · arced up

  1. Australia, intransitive, slang To become upset or angry. Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’

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verb become upset or angry

中文生氣 /生气 shēngqì, 火大 huǒdà
Portuguêsirritar-se

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"arc up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arc%20up. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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arc up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arc%20up

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"arc up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arc%20up.

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@misc{arc_up_2026,
  title = {arc up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arc%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}