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re-up¹

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"Reenlist" sense is a possible blend of re-enlist + sign up.

verb re-ups · re-upping · re-upped · reup

  1. US To reenlist.
  2. intransitive To sign up again. Andy Levine, the founder and chief executive of Sixthman, said that more than 50 percent of attendees re-up for his cruises. According to Mr. Levine, his average passenger is 35 years old […].
  3. informal To renew (e.g. a library book, a lease, a contract).

noun re-ups · reup

  1. US One who reenlists.

re-up²

verb re-ups · re-upping · re-upped · reup

  1. Internet, abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of reupload

noun re-ups · reup

  1. Internet, abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of reupload (“file which has been reuploaded”).

re-up³

verb re-ups · re-upping · re-upped · reup

  1. US To renegotiate a contract.
  2. slang To refill one's drug stash. While we're here, you mind if I re-up?
  3. slang, of a drug To take another dose. Gave me a cryptic, mostly frustrated-seeming look. Went upstairs with her bestie. To re-up, probably.

noun re-ups · reup

  1. slang A resupply of a batch of drugs to be sold on the street. Slums need another re-up. Also, adjust the dosage. We had two more die on us. It's bad for business. We want them addicted, not dead.

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"re-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/re-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

re-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/re-up

Chicago

"re-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/re-up.

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@misc{re_up_2026,
  title = {re-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/re-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}