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frameups

frameups is the plural of frameup.

Meaning of frameup

Noun

frameup (plural frameups)

  1. A false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime.
    • "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    setup

Questions about frameups

What is frameups the plural of?
Frameups is the plural of frameup.

Words near frameups in the dictionary

  1. framestones
  2. framestore
  3. framestores
  4. frameth
  5. frameup
  6. frameups
  7. framewise
  8. framework
  9. framework agreement
  10. framework agreements
  11. framework directives

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