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bronze up en · VERB

Etymology

An allusion to bronzing, or tanning one's skin.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang) To cover oneself in one's own excrement, chiefly to disrupt custodial processes or as an attention-seeking act in prison.

Forms

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bronzed up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bronzed up Tense=Past lexicographic
bronzing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bronzes up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic