Up
It's a slang term used to express that something is awesome or astounding. It can also be repeated as "Up Up Up" to stress or emphasize the awesomeness of the idea or thing in question.
Patois: Up Up...mi neva did know seh a suh nice him coulda dweet!
English: Awesome... I never knew that's how well he could do it.
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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