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dub up

(transitive, slang) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, slang) To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.

he said he had given Ryan two £5 notes to keep for him, and that if he didn't dub it up he would go down for the police; he never told me that Ryan had robbed him till Wednesday.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, slang, dated) To give up money; to give in to demands for money; pay up.

he said he had given Ryan two £5 notes to keep for him, and that if he didn't dub it up he would go down for the police; he never told me that Ryan had robbed him till Wednesday.
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