Knucklin’ up (slang)
Pronunciation: /knucklin’-up/
Also spelled or known as: Knuckling up
Related: Knuckle up, Knuckled up
What does Knucklin’ up mean?
To be fighting or preparing to fight.
Knucklin’ up Synonyms: Squarin’ up, Throwin’ hands, Scrappin’, Fadin’, Boxing, Tusslin’
Example sentence: “Why were they knucklin’ up in the store?”
“Beverly Hillbilly, black gold, Texas tea… where they’ll merk you And peel your potato instead of knucklin’ up” – E-40, The Server.
“From where the first time to beef a muh fucker mess up Instead of knucklin’ up” – Neef, Parade.
“Kay up with the gun and he’ll what (Like what like damn) Then we bought then we knucklin’ up” – Dee Billz, 41 Bop.
“You throwin’ hands? Nigga there’s more to combat than just knucklin’ up” – QP, QP vs. JC.