jack (up) v.
(orig. US drugs)1. to inject narcotics; usu. as jacked (up) adj.; thus jacking up n.
‘Prison Language’ in Michaels & Ricks (1980) 526: Injection may be described as [...] jacking up. | ||
Is That It? 70: If he jacked himself up in the house, I’d kick him out. Heroin horrified me. | ||
Inside 44: I was jackin’ up when the cosser bastards burst in. | ||
Grits 12: None uv em [i.e. injection scars] look fresh, which is good, unless uv course ee’s jackin up somewhir else these days. | ||
Sun. Times 19 Dec. 21/3: Don’t worry too much when they jack up in front of the vicar. |
2. in non-drug contexts, e.g. drinking coffee.
Destination: Morgue! (2004) 344: I hit a mocha mecca [...] I jacked up some java. | ‘Jungletown Jihad’ in||
ThugLit July-Aug. [ebook] With time in flux, he could reassemble his Beretta, jack the clip, and have a round chambered. | ‘Having Chiqui’ in