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keepie-uppie

keepie-uppie noun: the action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.

Noun

keepie-uppie (countable and uncountable, plural keepie-uppies)

  1. (uncountable) The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.
    • The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves.
  2. (countable) A bounce in such a way.
    • My record is 50 keepie-uppies!

Forms of keepie-uppie

pluralkeepie-uppies

Origin of keepie-uppie

Deverbal from keep up, with suffix + -ie.

Questions about keepie-uppie

What does keepie-uppie mean?
Keepie-uppie means the action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.
What part of speech is keepie-uppie?
Keepie-uppie is a noun.
What is the plural of keepie-uppie?
The plural of keepie-uppie is keepie-uppies.

Words near keepie-uppie in the dictionary

  1. Keeperses
  2. keepership
  3. keeperships
  4. keepest
  5. keepeth
  6. keepie-uppie
  7. keepie-uppies
  8. keepin'
  9. keepin' on truckin'
  10. keeping
  11. keeping a civil tongue in one's head

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