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English
Etymology
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Thought to be from electrical arcs created when starting/booting/arcing up an electrical device.
Pronunciation
Verb
arc up (third-person singular simple present arcs up, present participle arcing up, simple past and past participle arced up)
- (Australia, slang, intransitive) To become upset or angry.
2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 316:Tiger went, ‘Ooo! He's arcing up here, Annabelle.’
Translations
become upset or angry
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 生氣／生气 (zh) (shēngqì), 火大 (zh) (huǒdà)
- Danish: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: suuttua (fi)
- Portuguese: irritar-se
- Russian: please add this translation if you can
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