Word Up

• By: Cameo

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A1	noun - women
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music noun - an act of dancing
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the arm, from the wrist to the fingertips
mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A1	noun - mother
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
boys /bɔɪz/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to cry out loudly; summon noun - a cry
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A2	noun - a male sibling
sister /ˈsɪstər/ A2	noun - a female sibling
people /ˈpiːpl/ A2	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
fly /flaɪ/ B1	adjective - fashionable, stylish
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound
weird /wɪərd/ B1	adjective - suggesting something supernatural; uncanny
sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B2	noun - a gullible or easily deceived person.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
reason /ˈriːzn/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or attractive.

Grammar:

• Got a weird thing to show you

  ➔ Use of 'Got' as a colloquial form of 'Have got'

  ➔ While grammatically, 'have got' is more formal, 'got' is frequently used in informal contexts to express possession or obligation. Here, it means 'I have something weird to show you'.

• Cause they're about to go down

  ➔ 'Be about to' + Infinitive (to + verb)

  ➔ This structure indicates that something is going to happen very soon. 'They're about to go down' means 'They are going to be in trouble/defeated very soon'.

• Wave your hands in the air like you don't care

  ➔ Use of 'like' as a conjunction showing manner (as if)

  ➔ 'Like' here means 'as if'. The sentence means 'Wave your hands in the air as if you don't care'.

• Glide by the people as they start to look and stare

  ➔ Use of 'as' as a conjunction indicating simultaneous action.

  ➔ 'As' connects two actions happening at the same time. You glide by the people, and at the same time, they start to look and stare.

• We don't have that time for psychological romance

  ➔ Use of the determiner "that" to specify time, indicating a particular amount or duration of time that is unavailable.

  ➔ The word "that" specifies the type of time they don't have. Here, the expression conveys a sense of urgency or impatience with elaborate emotional interactions.