Upalator

noun, slang

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An escalator going upwards. humorous, informal, rare

    "One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him."

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"One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him."

Etymology

Blend of up + escalator.

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