alpha up

English

Etymology

Clipping of alpha male + up.

Verb

alpha up (third-person singular simple present alphas up, present participle alphaing up or alpha-ing up, simple past and past participle alphaed up or alpha-ed up)

1. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To make or become more characteristic of an alpha male.

   That dude just alpha-ed up on this police officer by shoulder checking him. Insane!

   • 2022, Kevin Garnett, KG, page 40:

     With that easy attitude, he alpha-ed up the park.