Opened (slang)
Pronunciation: /o-pooned/
Related: Open, Opening, Opening act
What does Opened mean?
To have started the show or performed first at a concert or festival.
Example sentence: “He opened for him before, now he’s bigger.”
Opened in songs:
“You bitches opened your legs, I went and opened for Chance” – Nadia Nakai, Imma Boss.
“The other day, me ‘n XP opened for Souls of Mischief I’m like “Yo, let’s get on some angry MC showmanship and hit ’em”” – Macklemore, Contradiction.
“Thanks to L’Amours in Brooklyn accepting my fake ID Opened for Sepultura there when I was only 17″ – ILL BILL, Acceptance Speech.
“I’m out and on tour with the greatest, A Tribe Called Quest And the De La’s, opened for Jay Z and Nas, who else could say this?” – Talib Kweli, Rare Portraits.