Wheel up
verb WEEL-up wiːl ʌp
Also spelled: wheel, wheel an come again
Meaning
To rewind and replay a song from the start because the crowd loves it. In dancehall a wheel-up is a mark of approval — the selector spins the record back so everyone can catch the moment again.
Examples
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“Selecta, wheel up dat tune!”
DJ, rewind and play that song again!
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“Di crowd bawl fi a wheel up.”
The crowd shouted for a rewind.
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“Him wheel up di riddim three time.”
He rewound the track three times.
Origin
From the physical act of spinning a vinyl record backwards on the turntable — the 'wheel' — to cue it back to the beginning.
How it's used
A live sound-system term. A wheel-up is a compliment; the more a tune gets wheeled, the bigger the reaction.