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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands. uncountable

   "The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves."

2. 2
   A bounce in such a way countable

   "My record is 50 keepie-uppies!"

Example

More examples

"The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves."

Etymology

Deverbal from keep up, with suffix + -ie.

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