Do-up?

[Inquisitor]

Guys, please, explain what DO-UP could mean. It's the name of a music band.

[susiedqq]

It's a NAME so it can mean nothing or many things.

Are you sure you don't mean Do-Wop?

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by Inquisitor

Guys, please, explain what DO-UP could mean. It's the name of a music band.

'To do-up' is a phrasal verb which means to repair or refurbish. As susiedqq has said, if it's the name of a band, it probably means nothing in particular in that context.

[Tdol]

It can also mean 'fasten'- seatbelts, shoelaces, etc.

[Inquisitor]

Thank you for your replies ! Now it's clear for me that when a band is choosing a name like DO-UP, the meaning of it depends on what they want to imply in it, right? It's always so tricky with names.

[Ms_S]

"To do up" could also mean to do something to a positive extreme. "We want to have fun tonight, so we're really going to do it up. First, we're having dinner at the finest restaurant in town and then we'll go to the most popular night spot. We'll be driving in my brother's new convertible."

In my opinion, a band named Do-Up probably was referencing this sort of a meaning...

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by Inquisitor

Guys, please, explain what DO-UP could mean. It's the name of a music band.

In the U.S., do up is also slang for consume, as in drugs.

Let's do up some coke before the field trip.

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[BobK]

Originally Posted by Charlie Bernstein

In the U.S., do up is also slang for consume, as in drugs.
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Let's do up some coke before the field trip.

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Is it also - there or anywhere else - an informal equivalent of 'make pregnant'? I ask because in the UK we have the informal phrasal verb 'bang up' with that (and other) meaning(s).l

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[susiedqq]

See:
Doo wop dreams - Doowop Music

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by BobK

Is it also - there or anywhere else - an informal equivalent of 'make pregnant'? I ask because in the UK we have the informal phrasal verb 'bang up' with that (and other) meaning(s).l

b

No, here we say knock up. This has led to many interesting trans-Atlantic conversations.