Word up!

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1. 00(01i00slang02i00) I approve.02li
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00Interrogatory Exclamation02h3

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0Hi,02br
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00I've never heard this expression. If you said it to me, I would have no idea what you meant.05002br
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00It sounds like "street slang", which is a form of slang that is restricted to a particular group of people and that can change very rapidly, ie what people say today is not always what they say tomorrow. 02br
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0And here I was, thinking you were talking about a spelling bee!0-

0In an English textbook published in Taiwan, "Word up!" is used as a heading to introduce key words of each unit.02br
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00I consult the dictionary but cannot find an appropriate sense.0-

0 It was a phrase/slogan around in I think the early 90s (or late 80s, not sure). It was one of those odd buzz phrases that didn't really mean anything much. It was the sort of thing annoying presenters said on the 'yoof tv' of the time to try and seem trendy. A group called Cameo did a great song called Word Up! that you still hear around now and then. You can hear a clip at 01a