Pull up
To arrive (at a location)
To arrive (at a location)
The phrase “pull up” was not commonly used as a verb in the sense of someone arriving at a location until around the year 2020 when a meme went viral on TikTok, featuring the song After Party by Don Toliver. In the meme, a capybara was featured in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was driving, with the phrase “Okay, I pull up” played in the background. This clip of audio, as stated before, is from the song After Party by Don Toliver. The full lyric goes “Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party”. Today, this phrase is commonly used by people of the younger generation that have a large presence on social media. It is used in a way that signifies that the user is on their way to a location, or has already arrived. It can also be used in a way to ask someone if they want to come over or are planning on coming over, for example: “I’m cooking burgers for dinner tonight, you should pull up”.
Examples:
“I’m going to pull up to your house in 5 minutes”
Samuel: “I’m having a party tonight at 7, you should pull up!”
John: “Okay, I’ll see you then!”
Sources
“Why Is Everyone Suddenly Obsessed with This Giant Rodent?” VICE, 2 Nov. 2021, https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b5zd/photos-capybara-giant-rodent-cute-memes.
Hamilton, Phillip. “OK I Pull Up.” Know Your Meme, Know Your Meme, 25 Aug. 2021, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ok-i-pull-up.
Ueberberg, Jenny. woman in grey hoodie sitting inside car during daytime. April 29, 2021. Unsplash, https://unsplash.com/photos/jI6rCVv9IFk
Biography: Daniel is a student at SCC.