Definition of hang ups

hang up

noun

• neurosis or pet peeve.

  He can't fly because he has a hang up about heights.

  Last edited on Oct 11 2013. Submitted by Doug M. from San Jose, CA, USA on Nov 14 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'hang':
ape hangers	Definitions include: very high handlebars on a motorcycle or bicycle.
cliffhanger	Definitions include: To have a gathering of fecal matter stuck to one's anus that will not dislodge itself.
don't leave (one) hanging	Definitions include: see leave (one) hanging.
get some stankie on the hang down	Definitions include: to have sex.
get some stank on (one's) hang low	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse with a woman.
get some stank on the hang down	Definitions include: having sex.
hang	Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "chill".
hang 10	Definitions include: to ride a surf board with all 10 of one's toes hanging over the edge of the board.
hang 5	Definitions include: to ride a surf board with 5 of one's toes hanging over the edge of the board.
hang a deuce	Definitions include: to defecate.
hang a Hershey	Definitions include: to defecate.
hang a Louie	Definitions include: to make a left turn.
hang a rat	Definitions include: the need to defecate.
hang a root	Definitions include: to defecate.
hang around	Definitions include: to loiter.
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Other terms relating to 'up':
6 up	Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near.
ace up (one's) sleeve	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
act up	Definitions include: to misbehave.
AFU	Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up."
all done up	Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
amped up	Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant.
amp up	Definitions include: to increase.
ante up	Definitions include: to contribute one's share.
arse up	Definitions include: to mess up.
as f*cked up as a football bat	Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol
*ss up	Definitions include: to make something like ass.
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
ate up with stupid	Definitions include: stupid.
ate up with the dumb *ss	Definitions include: strange / stupid.
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