rark up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To make someone angry or to tell them off — used mainly in New Zealand and Australia.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
(NZ/Australian English, informal) To provoke or annoy someone.
"Stop trying to rark him up — he's already had a rough day."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
informal
(NZ/Australian English, informal) To reprimand or tell someone off.
"The coach rarked up the team at half-time for their poor performance."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily New Zealand and Australian slang. Can mean (1) to irritate or provoke someone, or (2) to reprimand or tell someone off. Not understood in most other varieties of English. Very informal.
Forms
Base
rark up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rarks up
he/she/it
Past simple
rarked up
yesterday
Past participle
rarked up
have + pp
-ing form
rarking up
continuous
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