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chose up

chose up is the simple past 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 chose up

What is chose up the simple past of?
Chose up is the simple past of choose up.

Words near chose up in the dictionary

  1. chose one's battles
  2. chose one's fighter
  3. chose out
  4. chose sides
  5. chose the wrong horse
  6. chose up
  7. chose violence
  8. chosen
  9. chosen families
  10. chosen family
  11. chosen instrument

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