Entry · catalog no. 9412

put on

/ — /pending

verb · phrase · nationwide · 2026

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To introduce someone to something worth knowing — a song, a brand, an opportunity — or, more deeply, to help someone come up. Often heard as "put me on."

“Put me on to that producer — I need to hear more.”

Origin & Attribution

African American Vernacular English, carried into wide use through hip-hop in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Region of origin

West

Midwest

N.East

South

Nationwide / diaspora

nationwide · 2026

Spoken by

nationwide

$PUTONThe Record · cultural traction

▲ Rising

0 yrs

ahead of the mainstream

12/100

peak cultural energy

Introduced to English by the culture — logged here before the mainstream caught on.

Cultural usage — the recordMainstream search interest

First used

2026

in the culture

Recorded here

2026

point of first record

Cultural energy indexed from documented usage, search interest, and citation frequency. The recorded date is the archive’s permanent point of record.

Hear it spoken

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@auntiereg

Atlanta, GA

@deltasoul

Memphis, TN

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Citations & Sources

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Planoly glossary, "put me on / put you on" — reference · 2020s

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