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rark ups

rark ups is the plural of rark up.

Meaning of rark up

Noun

rark up (plural rark ups)

  1. (New Zealand, slang) A telling off.
    • I lived to tell the tale, but after I got dragged out of the crevasse, I got a bit of a rark-up, which was totally reasonable.2016 September 26, “'Bit of a rark-up' from Sir Ed”, in Otago Daily Times
  2. (New Zealand, slang) A provocation.

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Questions about rark ups

What is rark ups the plural of?
Rark ups is the plural of rark up.

Words near rark ups in the dictionary

  1. raritie
  2. rarities
  3. rarity
  4. rark
  5. rark up
  6. rark ups
  7. rarked up
  8. rarking up
  9. rarks up
  10. rarley
  11. Raro

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