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upz

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Singapore/ʌps/

upz adjective: exceptional or hardworking in a way that commands respect or makes oneself prominent; outstanding in terms of ability or character.

Adjective

upz (comparative more upz, superlative most upz)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, predicative) Exceptional or hardworking in a way that commands respect or makes oneself prominent; outstanding in terms of ability or character.
    • Jon was known for being the most upz guy in our platoon.
    • Oh, and add two-time Olympian to academic excellence. At his Olympic debut in Rio in 2016, he became Singapore's first male swimmer to qualify for an Olympic semi-final. Sibei upz lah!2022 June 23, Ng Kai, “Singapore sports star spotlight: Swim star Quah Zheng Wen”, in AsiaOne, Singapore, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2022

Forms of upz

comparativemore upz
superlativemost upz
alternative formups

Origin of upz

From up (as in “up there”) + -z (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Questions about upz

What does upz mean?
Upz means exceptional or hardworking in a way that commands respect or makes oneself prominent; outstanding in terms of ability or character.
What part of speech is upz?
Upz is an adjective.
How do you pronounce upz?
Upz is pronounced /ʌps/ (Singapore).

Words near upz in the dictionary

  1. upwrought
  2. upyield
  3. upyielded
  4. upyielding
  5. upyields
  6. upz
  7. upzone
  8. upzoned
  9. upzones
  10. upzoning
  11. upzonings

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