(slang, AAVE, intransitive, transitive) To supply or be supplied with drugs to sell.
(slang, AAVE, intransitive, transitive) To supply or be supplied with drugs to sell.
I meet him every month to supply up.
Supply up means: To supply or be supplied with drugs to sell.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Supply up means: To supply or be supplied with drugs to sell.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(transitive, AAVE, slang) To make or keep (someone) current in knowledge, fashion or supply of (something).
(transitive, slang) To administer narcotics to (someone).
(intransitive, slang) To use or abuse narcotics.
(ditransitive, AAVE, slang) To make (someone) aware of or up-to-date on (something).
supply up means: To supply or be supplied with drugs to sell.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(transitive, slang, AAVE) (to commit a crime and be arrested for it).