Jack Up
Increase
Example
The skeezy salesman bragged about jacking up the price of the car after getting the customer to take a test drive
Wow, that's shady
Related Slang
| NYP | Name your price |
| ORP | Original Retail Price |
| Pink tax | Increased prices on women's products |
| Shrinkflation | Charging the same price for less product |
| Bagholder | A person who fails to sell a stock before it crashes |
| Buy the dip | Buy an asset at a low price |
| Bullish | Positive outlook |
| Bearish | Negative outlook |
| Diamond hands | To hold a stock through losses |
| Skeezy | Distasteful |
| Shady | Disreputable |
| Jacked up | Wrecked |
Can you survive our Dungeons & Dragons slang quiz?
When someone jacks up something, like the price of a TV or the features on their truck, they jack it up. The phrase comes from the jack mechanical lifting device used to lift heavy loads, such as a car or deck post.
People most often use "jack up" to describe (typically in a complaining manner) the increased cost of something. For example, you may tell your friend, "I had to walk away from the offer when they jacked up the price again."
You may also see or hear people describe things as getting jacked up when they get wrecked. For example, if your leg is broken in a car accident, your leg and car both get jacked up.