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wind-up
- noun A wind-up is something you tell people in order to
get them to behave in a certain abnormal way. Mainstream usage
implies you want them to explode in a fit of anger, but
MUDspeke is often kinder and can refer to more subtle
activities; poking fun at the gullible is particularly popular.
"If you eat the jellyfish, you get all your stamina back". To
expose someone to a wind-up is to wind them up. See fob,
rumour, scam, stitch up.
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