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jumpups

jumpups is the plural of jumpup.

Meaning of jumpup

Noun

jumpup (plural jumpups)

  1. (Australia, slang) A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.
  2. (slang) A van-dragger; a thief who takes part in van-dragging.
    • Charlotte jump-ups are more imaginative. There is "Red Light" Smith, a timid thief who pulled a respectable burglary some years back, but was caught when he stopped for a red light in making his getaway.2002, Charles Kuralt, Ralph Grizzle, Charles Kuralt's People, page 322
  3. (slang) An instance of van-dragging.
    • Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff - jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.1980, Anthony Heal, Man in the Middle, page 64

Questions about jumpups

What is jumpups the plural of?
Jumpups is the plural of jumpup.

Words near jumpups in the dictionary

  1. jumpstyle
  2. jumpsuit
  3. jumpsuited
  4. jumpsuits
  5. jumpup
  6. jumpups
  7. jumpy
  8. Jumu'a
  9. Jumu'ah
  10. Jumuah
  11. jun

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