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alpha up

alpha up verb: to make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.

Verb

alpha up (third-person singular simple present alphas up, present participle alphaing up or alpha-ing up, simple past and past participle alphaed up or alpha-ed up)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.
    • That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!
    • With that easy attitude, he alpha-ed up the park.2022, Kevin Garnett, KG, page 40

Forms of alpha up

third-person singular presentalphas up
present participlealphaing up
present participlealpha-ing up
past participlealphaed up
pastalphaed up
past participlealpha-ed up
pastalpha-ed up

Origin of alpha up

Clipping of alpha male + up.

Questions about alpha up

What does alpha up mean?
Alpha up means to make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.
What part of speech is alpha up?
Alpha up is a verb.
What is the past tense of alpha up?
The past tense of alpha up is alphaed up.

Words near alpha up in the dictionary

  1. Alpha Tauri
  2. alpha taxonomy
  3. alpha test
  4. alpha testing
  5. alpha tests
  6. alpha up
  7. Alpha Ursae Majoris
  8. Alpha Ursae Minoris
  9. Alpha variant
  10. alpha version
  11. alpha versions

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