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

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive form of the verb ('to show') is used to express the purpose of the action. In this case, the speaker has something ('a weird thing') with the purpose of showing it.

• They're about **to** go down

  ➔ Be about to (future)

  ➔ 'Be about to' expresses an action that will happen very soon in the future. It's more immediate than 'will'. Here, 'they' are very close to 'going down'.

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

  ➔ Simile with "like"

  ➔ The word "like" is used to create a simile, comparing the action of waving hands to the (presumed) attitude of someone who doesn't care. It expresses the way to wave your hands: as if you didn't care.

• There's got **to** be a reason

  ➔ Got to (have to): Obligation/Necessity

  ➔ "Got to" is an informal contraction of "have got to," which means "have to." It expresses a strong sense of obligation or necessity. In this case, the speaker believes it is essential that there is a reason.

• We don't have that time **for** psychological romance

  ➔ Use of 'for' to indicate purpose or reason

  ➔ Here, 'for' indicates the purpose or suitability of something. They don't have time that is suited or intended *for* psychological romance.

• All you sucker DJs who think you're fly

  ➔ Relative clause with "who"

  ➔ The relative pronoun "who" introduces a relative clause that provides more information about the noun phrase "All you sucker DJs". It identifies which DJs are being referred to - those that think they're fly.