How is “wait up” used?

In Up (2009), one line is: “Look at that bird go. Wait up, you overgrown chicken.”

Which movie is “wait up” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Up (2009).

used to ask sb to stop or go more slowly so that you can join them; to wait for sb to come home at night before you go to bed

American · Heard in 37 moviesPlay Slang

Oxford85% of films
used to ask sb to stop or go more slowly so that you can join them
Guys, wait up!
Oxford15% of films
to wait for sb to come home at night before you go to bed

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

Look at that bird go. Wait up, you overgrown chicken.

Said in 8 films · #1