Do you use the expression "hook you up"? Do you know what it means?

@TheHorse (205716)
Walnut Creek, California
July 27, 2017 9:07pm CST
I went to Everett & Jones BBQ in Berkeley today. The brother behind the counter has known me for something like 15 years. When we see each other, we either fist bump or arm bump (if he's cooking). I've brought the folks at Everett & Jones my little Christmas trees for probably ten years. I always leave a tip. I made some coasters for my "main man" behind the counter. He still has them and said (the other day) that they haven't curled on him. When he's the one making the ribs, beef, chicken or links, he always "hooks me up." My meat is piled high, there's more potato salad than most people get, and the (hot) sauce is like a bath for my meat. Sometimes I get six slices of bread instead of four. As I'm walking out to the picnic table in front, I always think, "It's good to be a regular, and friendly with the folks who work somewhere. My brother always hooks me up." Are you familiar with the expression "hook you up"? I've always assumed it to be a black American expression, but I'm not really sure of its origins. Are there certain places you go where they "hook you up"?
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Jul 17
I tip bartenders really well, so they always hook me up.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yep, that's the way to go.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Jul 17
I cant recall using that phrase but I am sure its not just black people that use it. Yes I have been "hooked up" because of being friends with the owners of restaurants.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Heh. I got to watch a big sports event in the back of my favorite Thai restaurant because I'm friends with the owners.
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Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Jul 17
It means different things to different people, from what we understand. It is not a black expression. Some we knew who were, shall we say, in the Italian protection program, said this when they meant they could get a deal on something. Usually, it was on an item that supposedly fell off a truck somewhere!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Right. There's the slight implication of something "above and beyond the normal," or however you want to put it. Maybe I'll check out its etymology later.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Jul 17
Not surprisingly, I never use this term, :-) Fist bump or arm bump among grown-ups? I'm cringing.
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vanny
@vandana7 (98826)
• India
28 Jul 17
Anything is possible with Americans...they would do it to sharks if it was possible.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Jul 17
@TheHorse It's juvenile, pubescent.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
It's a very quick way of greeting someone who is busy. It can also be an "athlete thing."
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Mike
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
28 Jul 17
I'd say it was an american expression but I know what it means although we don't use the expression over here. From how I've seen it used I think it means give me a good deal?? Also, I don't think it is necessarily a black expression as I've seen and read it used by all sorts of Americans.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yep, I checked the Urban Dictionary, and that's right. Give you more than you'd normally get for your money.
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librarygeek1980
@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
28 Jul 17
As a librarian, I get "hooked up" with stuff and goods quite a bit actually.... that place you were at sounds really good though, I love local places like that, they always have the best food!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yep. Everett & Jones is the best BBQ in the Bay Area. And I've done a lot of research.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
@librarygeek1980 Wherever I live, I have to have a favorite Thai restaurant and a favorite BBQ place.
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librarygeek1980
@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
28 Jul 17
@TheHorse lol, as a regular I'm sure you have! Lol
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sishy7
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
28 Jul 17
I guess I'm more familiar with the term as in hooking someone up - you know, as in the matchmaking act or introducing two parties to each other...
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vanny
@vandana7 (98826)
• India
28 Jul 17
That is what even I thought...I actually came here to see if he was complaining about me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yes, it can mean that too!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
@vandana7 Heh heh. I'll save that for another post.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
It is a phrasal verb. I always used this when describing my patients. "He was hooked up with diagnostic equipment today."
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yes, that would be the literal meaning. "Is the trailer hooked up to the truck properly?"
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
28 Jul 17
Yes, I have used this phrase, pony. This is definitely not a black American phrase, pony. This phrase is used in many languages around the world. (I tried looking for the origin of the phrase but came across so many different and strange thoughts on the origins that I gave up.) I am giving you the link to what surfaced when I attempted the look-up, though. If you scroll to the bottom you will see this phrase is common to many different people in the world.
where did the expression 'hook me up' come from? - Google Search
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vanny
@vandana7 (98826)
• India
28 Jul 17
I am not familiar with the usage. You are a bad teacher DE.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Jul 17
@vandana7 LOL! Just because you chose not to learn that phrase, vanny, does not make me a bad teacher! It makes you a bad student!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
I'll check it out.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Jul 17
Yup, heard it, used it back in my Go-Go Dancing days @TheHorse . "Let me hook you up". And no not in the bondage sort of way...well maybe....
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306158)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jul 17
I've heard it, but not in a very long time. It's nice when people do that for one another.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Jul 17
Yes, as long as it's not "shady."
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Jul 17
@just4him I'll see if I can find the expression's etymology. A little project as I'm waking up.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306158)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jul 17
@TheHorse I agree.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115993)
• United States
28 Jul 17
We are always hooked up at our local hangout. We spend a ton of money there so we are super-VIPs
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Jul 17
@NJChicaa But I can also "hook you up" with a nice fella/gal.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115993)
• United States
29 Jul 17
@TheHorse yes "hooking up" which is different than "being hooked up".
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115993)
• United States
29 Jul 17
@TheHorse very true.
Gil ggg
@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
28 Jul 17
English is not my mother tongue, but also in Hebrew we have a similar expression to someone who arranges and gives you benefits in his service to you because he knows and cherishes you.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
How does the expression sound? Don't give me Hebrew characters because I can't read them. But if I can say "hook me up" in Hebrew, I'll try it on my Hebrew-fluent colleagues at the preschool and see if I get a laugh out of them. Todah Rabah!
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Gil ggg
@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
28 Jul 17
@TheHorse If you would like a benefit from someone you can say: "Tesader Otti Sham". It must be said In the appropriate situation. If not then it can mean that you are asking someone to deceive you. I see you know a little Hebrew
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Dollar Boy
@dollaboy (6048)
•
28 Jul 17
I'm happy that you at least got hooked up HAHA, Don't know about its origin
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205716)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jul 17
Yep, I got hooked up. I was full after lunch, and had another slice of beef and some potato salad this morning.
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