Definition of talk up

talk up

verb - transitive

to speak well of someone or something.
He's been talking me up all night.

Citation from "The Fight", Parks and Recreation (TV), Season 3 Episode 13 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Aug 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
to chat with a person.
He's been talking me up all night.

Last edited on Aug 10 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
to talk dirty.

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Last edited on Jul 09 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 27 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'talk':
close-talker	Definitions include: a person who stands uncomfortably close to others while talking.
coffee talk	Definitions include: hanging out and talking about nothing.
give a talking to	Definitions include: see talking to.
Jimmy's talkin	Definitions include: so drunk that it's the alcohol talking, not you.
locker room talk	Definitions include: discussion using foul language, or of a sexual or otherwise offensive nature.
pep talk	Definitions include: a conversation or speech designed to raise a person or group's mood or confidence.
real talk	Definitions include: honest talk.
*sht talking**	Definitions include: the action of someone "talking shit".
small talk	Definitions include: discussion about non-sensitive topics in a social setting.
sweet talk	Definitions include: to make someone more agreeable to a future planned request by being complimentary, doing favors, etc.
talk	Definitions include: begin to date.
talk back	Definitions include: to sass.
talk big	Definitions include: to make threats one doesn't plan to or cannot carry out.
talk dirty	Definitions include: to speak of sexual subjects.
*talking sshole**	Definitions include: audible flatulence one gets after eating food that doesn't agree with one's stomach.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
*as fcked up as a football bat**	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
*ate up with the dumb ss**	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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