uppies
uppies is the plural of uppy.
Meaning of uppy
Noun
uppy (plural uppies)
- The act of being held up, e.g. carried on one's parent's shoulder or back.
- “I want uppy," he whined. The boat sped up my throat and I caught it in a weedy thrash of my hair. He whined and I played. More and more terrifically I played, making great splashes and bubbly creations.2001 03, Victoria Redel, Loverboy
- Antonyms:
- downsies
Noun
uppies
- Synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”).
- A million moments and first times meshed in the video of my mind. My young, tenderhearted, caring boy, who reached for me to carry him—“Uppies, Mommy, uppies”—down the hallway […]2010 06, Rosalind E. Frascona, So Help Me God: Glimpses and Glimmers of Life, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 191
- When Daddy Gives Me Uppies
- When Daddy gives me uppies / Then I soar just like a plane, / It's bad I weigh five hundred pounds, / But good he has a crane.2011 March 16, I. H. Smythe, Poetry for Animals, iUniverse, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- uppy
Synonyms of uppies
Origin of uppies
From uppy + -s.
From up + -ies.
Questions about uppies
- What does uppies mean?
- Uppies means synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”).
- What is uppies the plural of?
- Uppies is the plural of uppy.
- What part of speech is uppies?
- Uppies is a noun.
Words near uppies in the dictionary
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