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hung up

(slang) Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(slang) Having a hang-up, or emotional difficulty.

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  • “you're 100% right on that similarity, but ime i think most people with that misconception are just sort of hung up on the whole Evil Uniformed Conquering Army aesthetic, which for the average not very history inclined person just immediately pings as nazi germany”

Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
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  • “Connections Puzzle #1058 🟪🟪🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I got hung up on the almost-rainbow herring, and it started me off with two mistakes as you see. Once I recovered, as shown. Did solve purple.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “you're 100% right on that similarity, but ime i think most people with that misconception are just sort of hung up on the whole Evil Uniformed Conquering Army aesthetic, which for the average not very history inclined person just immediately pings as nazi germany”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(slang, usually with on) In love.

Gee, why are you still so hung up about missing those end-of-year activities?
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  • “They are told not to get hung up on it. They are told to imagine it is someone they have a lot of respect for and not the idiot walking down the steps”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have to use Brightspace LMS now & then & it's really hung up on wanting the very most current builds of Chrome. Which we never have because we're on a managed channel.😂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “New delivery 📦 🚚 Middle of Nowhere is the 7th studio album by American singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves released May 1, 2026. My CD for the car is hung up with DHL (I hate their services). #KaceyMusgraves🤩 #MusicSky #SpinningNow #MagnoliaRecordClubExclusive”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “>> Um the song is called Hung Up. It's by”

  • “>> Um the song is called Hung Up. It's by”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(baseball, of a, runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.

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  • “Why is he so hung up on that word? Does it have offcolour connotations I’m not aware of?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Now, the article is very dumb in other ways that I'm also not seeing very much discussion on because everyone is so hung up on doing takedowns on the one part of it that is just inarguably true. Even if it sucks that it is that way you can't really say that's not how it works.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Since then, Brewerton says the caller phones at least once or twice a week, adding the comments have become increasingly disturbing. She says the caller will redial the store’s number consistently for about a half hour after being hung up on."”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “...I get hung up on an idea in that. The boomers are just not going to be able to function anymore and we must take care of them. (although I still fear getting old myself and no longer knowing anything)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I *almost* agree. It *is* a left/right divide, but reframing it in this way makes the stakes clearer to those hung up on “but Labour = left”, which is quite a lot of people.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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