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Pull up

verb PULL-up pʊl ʌp

Also spelled: pull up selecta, pullup

Meaning

To stop a song abruptly and restart it, at the crowd's demand, because a track is hitting hard. Very close to a wheel-up, though 'pull up' stresses the sudden stop before the replay.

Examples

  • “Pull up! Pull up! Come again!”

    Rewind it! Rewind it! Play it again!

    A crowd chant when a tune drops well.

  • “Di selecta pull up di song pon di first bar.”

    The DJ stopped and restarted the song on the first bar.

  • “If di place full up, dem pull up.”

    If the crowd goes wild, they rewind it.

Origin

From 'pull up' in the sense of bringing something to a sudden halt, applied to yanking the record back to restart the tune.

How it's used

Interchangeable with wheel-up in most settings. Both signal that a song is a hit with the crowd.

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