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chooses up

chooses up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of choose up.

Meaning of choose up

Verb

choose up (third-person singular simple present choosing up, present participle chooses up, simple past chose up, past participle chosen up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To form (sides or teams), usually for a game, by having two individual players choose their teammates.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To choose (not necessarily fully consensually) to work as a prostitute for a particular pimp.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To select; pick, especially, to make a final decision on a selection or option.
    • She prostituted for a couple of pimps before meeting MacD in Oakland. When Dakota got into his car, MacD said, "Bitch, my name is MacDaddy,” and added: "You've just gotten in a pimp's car, and you've chosen up.2010, Vanessa Place, The Guilt Project: Rape, Morality, and Law, page 153

Questions about chooses up

What is chooses up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chooses up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of choose up.

Words near chooses up in the dictionary

  1. chooses one's battles
  2. chooses one's fighter
  3. chooses out
  4. chooses sides
  5. chooses the wrong horse
  6. chooses up
  7. chooses violence
  8. choosest
  9. chooseth
  10. choosey
  11. choosier

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