Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upper deck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: up-per deck
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The topmost full-length deck of a ship.

verb

To perform the upper decker prank in the cistern of (a toilet).

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To place a snus or nicotine pouch under the upper lip.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY YOU AND NOT ANOTHER VOICE? YOU UPPER-DECKED THE TOILET BACK IN THE AVENGERS MANSION. I FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT, BUT I WAS MAD AT LOGAN."
"I was angry at Cletus, then remembered the time in college when Sal and I picked the lock of Cletoid's bathroom door and took turns upper-decking his toilet. I smiled."

Usage

Inflected Forms

upper decks (plural) upper-deck (alternative, verb) upper decks (present, singular) upper decking (participle, present) upper decked (participle, past) upper decked (past)

Questions

What does upper deck mean?: The topmost full-length deck of a ship.

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