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jacked up

Military discipline term; tradesperson-relevant workplace vocabulary

In the military, to be given a stern talking-to by an NCO for some offense or omission.

"We all got jacked up this morning for calling him 'sergeant-major' instead of RSM." "On course they'll jack you up if you aren't wearing dress uniform in your ID photo."

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jacked up in shop talk and trade slang

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