Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makey-uppy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: makey-up-py
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made up, invented.

adj

Made up, invented.

Derogatory; Informal

Example Sentences

"‘Kathmandu?’ said Laura, surprised. ‘I thought that was one of those makey-uppy places, like Jibberovia or Ballygobackwards.’"
"'What's fiction?' ‘Makey-uppy. Like you read in books.’"
"The Assassinators, from Denmark, play poppy (but rocking) political punk rock that makes you want to dance and sing-along in makey-uppy Danish."
"Rather than being powerless in the face of death, I became God in my own little universe of stories. My own little makey-uppy dreamland."

Etymology

From make up (“invent”) + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

makey uppy (alternative) makey-up (alternative) makey up (alternative)

Questions

What does makey-uppy mean?: Made up, invented.
Where does makey-uppy come from?: From make up (“invent”) + -y.

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