AmE for shove up

[shabani]

Hi all,
I'm looking for an American word for 'shove up' meaning moving the body to make space for someone else.
Do we have one?

Thanks

 

[SlickVic9000]

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(not a teacher)

I don't know where you're going with "shove up". Most phrases in AmE involving those words are...impolite, to say the least. However, I can tell you we simply say,"Make room." when we need to squeeze someone else into an elevator or some such.

 

[shabani]

I saw "shove up" in Cambridge Dictionary as an informal British word.

 

[Barb_D]

Could I scootch in here? Would you mind scoothing over a bit?

It may be spelled with a K

 

[SlickVic9000]

(not a teacher)

"scoot over" (or move over) and "scoot back" (or move back) are pretty common as well.

 

[emsr2d2]

I saw "shove up" in the Cambridge Dictionary as an informal British word.

"Shove up" is two words, therefore it would be an informal British phrase, not word.
I would say it is more than informal - it's downright rude. If someone (other than a very good friend or a relative) simply said "Shove up" to me, when they wanted me to make room for them, I would not be happy. I would expect someone to say "Can you move over please?"

 

[billmcd]

"Shove up" is two words, therefore it would be an informal British phrase, not word.
I would say it is more than informal - it's downright rude. If someone (other than a very good friend or a relative) simply said "Shove up" to me, when they wanted me to make room for them, I would not be happy. I would expect someone to say "Can you move over please?" Yes, this is a common request of that type in AmE.

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