Cook up

verb kuk op kʊk ʌp

Also spelled: cook-up, kook up

Meaning

To prepare a meal, especially a hearty, generous or improvised one thrown together from what is on hand; can also name the dish itself.

“Mi a go cook up sinting nice fi di whole family tideh.”

I'm going to cook something nice for the whole family today.

'a go' marks the near future; 'sinting' means 'something'.
“Mek wi cook up likkle rice an peas an chicken.”

Let's cook up some rice and peas and chicken.

'mek wi' is the hortative 'let us'; 'likkle' means 'a little/some'.
“Dem cook up a big pot a food fi di nine night.”

They cooked a big pot of food for the nine-night wake.

A 'nine night' is a traditional Jamaican funeral gathering held nine nights after a death.

From English 'cook' with the particle 'up' signalling completeness and abundance, a common Caribbean construction.

Everyday. Implies more effort and generosity than plain 'cook'; often used when feeding many people or making a spread.