gas up
(transitive, slang) To inflate (someone's ego); to deceive by flattery.
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Gas up 6 more cents overnight, $4.54 now and gas not expected to be $3 again until late 2027
🆕 Gas prices jump nearly 6 cents across Newfoundland Wednesday, nearing $2.10 per litre on Avalon Gas up 5.8 cents per litre, one day after a near 3-cent decrease ___________________ · CBC News · www.cbc.ca/new…
Had to gas up the truck. $82. Thanks Donnie.
How I feel when my friends gas up my art
gas up over $4 now awesomeeeee
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(transitive, slang) To inflate (someone's ego); to deceive by flattery.
Social media gotus all too gassed upWomen nowadays be likeIf you ain't droppedsixteen hundred grandOn a Maserati then youain't the man for me
“Gas up 6 more cents overnight, $4.54 now and gas not expected to be $3 again until late 2027”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🆕 Gas prices jump nearly 6 cents across Newfoundland Wednesday, nearing $2.10 per litre on Avalon Gas up 5.8 cents per litre, one day after a near 3-cent decrease ___________________ · CBC News · www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, slang) To publicly praise.
“How I feel when my friends gas up my art”
“Stop gassing me up and tell me the truth,” Mr. Torres said. “The truth?” ChatGPT responded. “You were supposed to break.”
“Had to gas up the truck. $82. Thanks Donnie.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“How I feel when my friends gas up my art”
— Bluesky· May 2026“gas up over $4 now awesomeeeee”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I only gas up every six weeks because I work from home. But my bill in January was $53. $89 the other day.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You know who you don't have to gas up to get facts out of? A Librarian. (We like it if you do, but it's not required).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive, US) To refuel (a vehicle).
I can close down this bar / I can gas up my car / I can pack up and mail in my key
"gas up" means: To refuel (a vehicle).. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"gas up" means: To refuel (a vehicle).. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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Excited or hyped, usually because of praise from others. "Your friends gassed you up" means they boosted your confidence before a date, interview, or bold move. The gas-up is a ritual — every group chat has the designated gasser.