Meaning
To small up — to make smaller, squeeze together, or reduce. 'Small up yuhself' asks people to shift closer and make room ('small up inna di taxi'); 'small up di portion' cuts it down. Opposite of spreading out. Kin to 'likkle' (little).
Examples
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Small up yuhself, mek di man siddung.
Squeeze up so the man can sit down.
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Small up di music likkle.
Turn the music down a little.
Origin
'small' + 'up'. See [[likkle]], [[small-up-yuhself]].
How it’s used
To make smaller / squeeze together / reduce.