Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up for the downstroke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: up- -for the -down-stroke
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Ready to get funky; ready to dance with abandon.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The horn-fueled title track gave Parliament their first Top 10 appearance on the Billboard R&B charts, doing James Brown proud with its stuttering funk groove, its singalong chorus imploring us all to “Get up for the downstroke.”"
"George Clinton is still a touring machine at age 76, still getting up for the downstroke, still giving you more of what you're funking for, still tearing the roof off the sucker."
"The second those iconic beats dropped, we knew it was time to “get up for the downstroke.”"
"Time to get seriously up for the downstroke. Prepare to dance harder y'all!"

Etymology

From the album Up for the Down Stroke (1974) by Parliament and the eponymous song.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does up for the downstroke mean?: Ready to get funky; ready to dance with abandon.
Where does up for the downstroke come from?: From the album Up for the Down Stroke (1974) by Parliament and the eponymous song.

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