Definitions

• v. To "shlug (someone) up" is to annihilate his argument, typically in such fashion as to demonstrate a superiority of knowledge.
  

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• אָפּשלאָגן opshlogn 'to knock off, repel; reflect' dissuade' (verbal root is שלאָג shlog 'hit, beat', with the perfective particle אָפּ op)
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• South Africa

Dictionaries

• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

Alternative Spellings

shlog up, schlug up, schlog up