Comments on: Soup up http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CENTAURSDREAM http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/comment-page-1/#comment-43160 CENTAURSDREAM Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:39:24 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/soup-up/#comment-43160 i'm from Brooklyn originally, and we used that term also. And it did mean to curry favor with,or to appeal to someone ego,or high opinion of themselves,or to play on someone's naivete,or to "butter up" Hope this helps you with your Son in law. i’m from Brooklyn originally, and we used that term also. And it did mean to curry favor with,or to appeal to someone ego,or high opinion of themselves,or to play on someone’s naivete,or to “butter up” Hope this helps you with your Son in law.

]]> By: Maria http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/comment-page-1/#comment-41947 Maria Sun, 08 Jul 2012 07:47:53 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/soup-up/#comment-41947 just came across souping me up in the song "the mask" (fugees) Soupin me up sayin "Your a nice worker," :) just came across souping me up in the song “the mask” (fugees)

Soupin me up sayin “Your a nice worker,”

:)

]]> By: Charlie N. http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5892 Charlie N. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:42:06 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/soup-up/#comment-5892 I like escarole and beans soup, but what does that have to do with "Soup Up?" I like escarole and beans soup, but what does that have to do with “Soup Up?”

]]> By: Reece Khan http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5726 Reece Khan Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:03:30 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/soup-up/#comment-5726 i love all sorts of soup but my most favorite soup is none other chicken or beef soup.~-; i love all sorts of soup but my most favorite soup is none other chicken or beef soup.~-;

]]> By: Alexandra Cooper http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/soup-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4958 Alexandra Cooper Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:31 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/soup-up/#comment-4958 I really love to eat lots of different kinds of soup specially vegetable based soups.-.- I really love to eat lots of different kinds of soup specially vegetable based soups.-.-

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