Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jumpup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jumpup
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A van-dragger; a thief who takes part in van-dragging.

Slang

noun

An instance of van-dragging.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Charlotte jump-ups are more imaginative. There is "Red Light" Smith, a timid thief who pulled a respectable burglary some years back, but was caught when he stopped for a red light in making his getaway."
"Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff - jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere."

Etymology

From the phrase jump up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jumpups (plural)

Questions

What does jumpup mean?: A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.
Where does jumpup come from?: From the phrase jump up.

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