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bads up

bads up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bad up.

Meaning of bad up

Verb

bad up (third-person singular simple present bads up, present participle badding up, simple past and past participle badded up)

  1. (slang, transitive) To badmouth; criticise or malign
    • I ain't gotta be a rapper with a chain
      'Cause the rules are kinda different when you're baddin' up the game.2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop
  2. (UK, slang) To make (someone) paranoid or messed up, e.g., emotionally or from drugs.

Questions about bads up

What is bads up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bads up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bad up.

Words near bads up in the dictionary

  1. Badons
  2. Badour
  3. Badours
  4. Badrinath
  5. bads
  6. bads up
  7. Badsey
  8. badshah
  9. badshahs
  10. badsome
  11. badtempered

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