up for the downstroke
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Meaning · English
Ready to get funky; ready to dance with abandon.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The horn-fueled title track gave Parliament their first Top 10 appearance on the Billboard R&B charts, doing James Brown proud with its stuttering funk groove, its singalong chorus imploring us all to “Get up for the downstroke.”
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “up for the downstroke” mean?
Ready to get funky; ready to dance with abandon.
Is “up for the downstroke” formal or informal?
up for the downstroke is generally slang.