put on


to make someone/something better; to represent someone or something (ex. a city/town) that puts this person/thing/establishment in a positive light
“i put on for my city.” – young jeezy
to suddenly use a mask of superficial personality or emotion to cover your real one, around everyone or a certain people to make them either:

1. like you

2. dislike you

3. feel sorry for you, or

4. be downright confused.

also can be referred to as two faced.
1. jared is such a put-on when he brings me around his guys!

2. when she started crying and feeling sorry for herself, i could tell it was a put-on.
fooling or deceiving somebody is a put-on.
you say david always changes his girlfriends…
come on~ that must be a put-on
to provide with a drug hook up.

a real drug dealer puts it on, so the middlemen can sling it.
“homie i’m gonna put on for ya.”
to put a bandanna over one’s face in such a fashion that covers the entire bottom of his/her face. this is done before unlawful actions such as drive-bys and robberies to disguise one self.
put on: the street thug “put’s on” before a gang war

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