boo up
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To get a boyfriend or girlfriend and start dating them.
Literal meaning: 'Boo' is slang for a romantic partner; 'boo up' means to pair yourself up with your boo.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To enter into a romantic relationship with someone.
"They've been hanging out for months — I think they finally boo'd up over the holidays."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
(Of a couple) To spend time together as a romantic pair, often cosily at home.
"Everyone's boo'd up staying in this winter while I'm here single and bored."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
African American vernacular English (AAVE); widely used in social media, hip-hop, and R&B contexts. 'Boo' is AAVE slang for a romantic partner or terms of endearment. 'Boo up' means to pair off with someone romantically. Has spread beyond AAVE communities through social media and music.
Commonly used with
with someone season winter together relationship
Forms
Base
boo up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
boos up
he/she/it
Past simple
booed up
yesterday
Past participle
booed up
have + pp
-ing form
booing up
continuous
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