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Yup

//jʌp// intj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Yes. informal
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Yale University Press. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    A yes; an affirmative answer. informal

    "One was either a Yup or a Nope, depending upon his answer to that age-old question, "Gotcher deer yet?" I, of course, was still a Nope. Although Yups and Nopes looked pretty much alike they were as different as mallards from mongooses."

  2. 2
    Clipping of yuppie. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "What we have these days is a diverse spectrum of yuppiness: guppies, buppies, indie yups, paleo-yups, luxe yups, schlub yups, dharma yups, tyro yups, crypto-yups."

  3. 3
    Initialism of young urban professional. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

Representing yeah pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (excrescent IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /p/). Compare yep, nope, welp, and ope.

Etymology 2

Representing yeah pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (excrescent IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /p/). Compare yep, nope, welp, and ope.

Etymology 3

Shortening.

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