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something's up

something's up is the alternative form of something is up.

Meaning of something is up

Phrase

something is up

  1. (informal) Something off-putting or suspicious is in the air.

Questions about something's up

What is something's up the alternative form of?
Something's up is the alternative form of something is up.

Words near something's up in the dictionary

  1. something tells one
  2. something terrible
  3. something to
  4. something to write home about
  5. something's
  6. something's up
  7. something, something
  8. something, somethings
  9. something-something
  10. something-somethings
  11. somethingburger

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