powder up
powder up
1. To prepare oneself by applying powder of some kind. Make sure you powder up before you put on that equipment, or it will chaff you really badly. Excuse me a moment, I'm just going to the restroom to powder up.
2. To coat something with liberal amounts of powder, typically talcum powder. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "powder" and "up." She said she powders her thighs up to keep them from chaffing when she wears a skirt or dress. I powder up the inside of my shoes with antifungal medication to combat my athlete's foot.
3. To crush something completely into powder. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "powder" and "up." You'll need to powder this up before dissolving it in a chemical solution. He powdered up the pills and snorted them up his nose.
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powdered up
slang Intoxicated with cocaine (which is typically ground into a powder and snorted into one's nostrils). I could tell by her eyes, her twitchy behavior, and her constant sniffing that she was totally powdered up. We spent the whole night drinking beer and getting powdered up.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
powder up
Sl. to drink heavily; to get drunk. Let's go out and powder up. He's at the tavern powdering up.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
powder up
in. to drink heavily; to get drunk. He’s at the tavern powdering up.
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powdered (up)
mod. alcohol intoxicated. Most of the bums in the gutter are really powdered.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- powdered up
- Where is your powder room?
- Can I use your powder room?
- Could I use your powder room?
- powder
- May I use your powder room?
- chicken powder
- not worth the shot and powder
- put (oneself) at (one's) ease
- put yourself on the line