Meaning of up for the downstroke | Babel Free

Definitions

Ready to get funky; ready to dance with abandon.

not-comparable, slang

Examples

“The horn-fueled title track gave Parliament their first Top 10 appearance on the Billboard R&B charts, doing James Brown proud with its stuttering funk groove, its singalong chorus imploring us all to “Get up for the downstroke.””

“George Clinton is still a touring machine at age 76, still getting up for the downstroke, still giving you more of what you're funking for, still tearing the roof off the sucker.”

“The second those iconic beats dropped, we knew it was time to “get up for the downstroke.””

“Time to get seriously up for the downstroke. Prepare to dance harder y'all!”

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