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Definition of raise the roof

raise the roof    Featured Word

verb

  1. to "pump it up," get loud, get excited, etc. Often accompanied by the following motion: hands are placed above shoulders, palms up, raised slightly above the head, then returned to shoulder level. Repeat two or three times.
    Jordan is trying to raise the roof.

    Submitted by Robert Parish, Boston, MA, USA, Sep 19 1997.

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