alpha up en · VERB
Etymology
Clipping of alpha male + up.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, informal) To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.
With that easy attitude, he alpha-ed up the park.
2022, Kevin Garnett, KG, page 40:That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alphaed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alphaed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| alpha-ed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alpha-ed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| alphaing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| alphas up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| alpha-ing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |