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uptights

uptights is the plural of uptight.

Meaning of uptight

Noun

uptight (plural uptights)

  1. (colloquial) An uptight person.
    • […] bunch of uptights who can be divided into two antagonistic factions: either they are gay and suffer from an excess of the fraternity spirit, or despite reaching middle-age they are still to be found fondling runaway teenagers […]1998, Stewart Home, Suspect Device: A Reader in Hard-edged Fiction (page 59)

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Questions about uptights

What is uptights the plural of?
Uptights is the plural of uptight.

Words near uptights in the dictionary

  1. uptighter
  2. uptightest
  3. uptightly
  4. uptightness
  5. uptightnesses
  6. uptights
  7. uptil
  8. uptill
  9. uptilt
  10. uptilted
  11. uptilting

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