Uptalk
noun
1.
a rise in pitch at the end usually of a declarative sentence, especially if habitual: often represented in writing by a question mark as in
Hi, I’m here to read the meter?
noun
1.
a style of speech in which every sentence ends with a rising tone, as if the speaker is always asking a question
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verb (used with object), uptore, uptorn, uptearing. 1. to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Up-tempo
noun, plural up-tempos, up-tempi [uhp-tem-pee] /ˈʌpˌtɛm pi/ (Show IPA) 1. a bouncy, fast tempo in music. adjective 2. characterized by a fast and bouncy tempo.
- Upter
adjective 1. (Austral, slang) of poor quality; in disrepair
- Up the flagpole
up the flagpole
- Upthread
Earlier in the discussion (see thread), i.e. “above”. See also followup. [Jargon File]