Meaning of pattern up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To sort oneself out; To fix up.
   Multicultural-London-English
2. To bring into line.
   Multicultural-London-English, transitive
3. To inflict unlawful physical violence upon.
   Multicultural-London-English, euphemistic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“My gal so fine, pattern her. Sorry, little nigga, better pattern up.”

“A ‘debt enforcer’ made a series of lurid threats of violence to someone who owed a drugs gang money, a court has heard. Louis Tyler Hall warned his target⟳ he was going to “pattern him up” and “chef him up” – references to inflicting wounds with a knife – unless he paid.”

“And I know⟳ some people tried to pattern me up. Boy, you gotta lose⟳ weight, else we'll fatten you up.”

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