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Meaning of duke up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To dress up; to embellish or improve (something).
    intransitive, slang, transitive
  2. To square up; to get one's fists ready for a fistfight.
    intransitive, slang

Examples

“I need to duke you up for the party tonight.”
“The car has been duked up with luxury accessories.”
“When he said that, I duked up.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

duked duked in duked it out duked out duked up dukes

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