Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A yuppie.
- adverb Yes.
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- noun A
yes ; an affirmative answer. - preposition informal
Yes .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Enjoyed reading this; yup, that is a lot of what is going on.
The Brown Maggot Newmania 2007
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The photo above is the facade of Scott Galvanizing in Ballard yup, that is the pretty side.
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I read through all the descriptions after being diagnosed, and yup, that is the closest fit to me.
- And She Knits Too! 2006
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Tommy's internal conflicts are represented on stage by a pair of TV commentators called yup Ron McKleen and Don Berry, the latter equipped with loud jacket and hand-puppet bull terrier.
Thestar.com - Home Page Robert Crew 2011
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Have you sat in one or at least seen it in person? yup, which is why i've made the comment on every post.sat. seen in person.driven. etc.
Autoblog 2010
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yup, that is a copyright exclusive Hot Wheels cake that is featured in the DecoPac catalog.
Ow. Jen 2008
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If a guy's text to me included "yup" does that definitely mean he's not interested?
Chelsea Peretti: Liveblogging -- from Jury Selection NYC 2008
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Anyhoo today was a good day. well chorus sucked as usual. but in child d i had to teach. and during story time i was reading and all of a sudden i hear "abby hunny did u wet your self" then abby turns around and there is this big wet spot and she goes "yup" in a cherry voice.
- icecold0123 2003
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I pretty much want to cry (but manage to squeak out a "yup").
Ask MetaFilter Anonymous 2010
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- Golf Scirocco (same spec as GTi) - Mini Cooper (though ruined because of the 'yup' audience) - Seat Leon Cupra (VW tech, same beautiful TFSI engine, little cheaper) - Opel GTC
Autoblog 2009
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