pattern up

To sort oneself out; To fix up.

Verb

  1. To sort oneself out; To fix up.
    • My gal so fine, pattern her. Sorry, little nigga, better pattern up. - 2019 June 20, “Persian”, performed by ZieZie:
  2. To bring into line.

    Synonyms: sort out correct fix

  3. To inflict unlawful physical violence upon.
    • A ‘debt enforcer’ made a series of lurid threats of violence to someone who owed a drugs gang money, a court has heard. Louis Tyler Hall warned his target he was going to “pattern him up” and “chef him up” – references...
    • And I know some people tried to pattern me up. Boy, you gotta lose weight, else we'll fatten you up. - 2021, “DRIP_DROP_DRIP.wav”, performed by RJLDiablo:

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