Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uppies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: up-pies
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”).

Example Sentences

"A million moments and first times meshed in the video of my mind. My young, tenderhearted, caring boy, who reached for me to carry him—“Uppies, Mommy, uppies”—down the hallway […]"
"When Daddy Gives Me Uppies When Daddy gives me uppies / Then I soar just like a plane, / It's bad I weigh five hundred pounds, / But good he has a crane."
"How dare he leave me? Then I'm up. I'm up and bathing and dressed and eating a fish on the stone terrace. I'm terribly thin; I hear Thale tell Simon. The baby smiles at me in big surprise and holds her arms up to me. Uppies, uppies!"
"“Mind giving Amelia a ride too? You know how much the kids love your piggyback rides. Plus I think you have a better view of the stage.” Amelia immediately began pulling, asking for “uppies,” and Haru obliged her[…]"

Etymology

From uppy + -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: uppy, up

Phrases

uppies and downies

Frequently Paired Words

uppies and downies

Synonyms

uppy

Questions

What does uppies mean?: plural of uppy
Where does uppies come from?: From uppy + -s.

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