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makey-up

makey-up is the alternative form of makey-uppy.

Meaning of makey-uppy

Adjective

makey-uppy (not comparable)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, childish) Fictional.
    • ‘Kathmandu?’ said Laura, surprised. ‘I thought that was one of those makey-uppy places, like Jibberovia or Ballygobackwards.’1999, Larry O'Loughlin, Is anybody listening?, Dublin: Wolfhound Press, →ISBN, page 99
  2. (Ireland, Scotland, derogatory, informal) Invented without good reason; fake, pretend, pretentious, inauthentic, artificial.
    • The Assassinators, from Denmark, play poppy (but rocking) political punk rock that makes you want to dance and sing-along in makey-uppy Danish.2009, Clodagh, “The Assassinators: an interview”, in The Rag, number 4, Dublin, page 12

Questions about makey-up

What is makey-up the alternative form of?
Makey-up is the alternative form of makey-uppy.

Words near makey-up in the dictionary

  1. makeweight
  2. makeweights
  3. makewhole
  4. makework
  5. makey up
  6. makey-up
  7. makey-uppy
  8. Makeyevka
  9. Makgadikgadi
  10. makgeolli
  11. Makgopa

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