Mash up
Also spelled: mash-up, mashup, mash op
Meaning
To destroy, ruin, wreck or break something badly; also, as a noun or adjective, something in a state of ruin. It implies more thorough damage than simply 'break', suggesting the thing is beyond easy repair.
Examples
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“Di storm mash up di whole a mi roof.”
The storm destroyed my entire roof.
Thorough destruction rather than a single break.
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“Yuh mash up di plan when yuh chat too much.”
You ruined the plan when you talked too much.
Figurative sense of spoiling something.
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“Mi car mash up an mi cyaan drive it.”
My car is wrecked and I can't drive it.
Adjectival use describing a broken-down state.
Origin
From English 'mash' (to crush) plus 'up', a common Patois intensifying particle that stresses completeness of the action.
How it's used
Very common and appropriate in all casual settings. Can also positively describe a great performance ('di artiste mash up di show' means he thrilled the crowd), so context decides whether it is praise or damage. Widely known abroad through reggae and dancehall.