What does do up mean?
Do up means (Scotland) The bottom end of something; the human buttocks..
Do up
/daʊp/ · noun
Meaning
(Scotland) The bottom end of something; the human buttocks..
Definitions by Sense
- (Scotland) The bottom end of something; the human buttocks.
- (Scotland) A cigarette butt.
Example Sentences
on the eve of Ellison's wedding they took him as he was going into his house and took off his breeks and tarred his dowp and the soles of his feet and stuck feathers on them and then they threw him into the water-trough, as was the custom.
They were getting stuff, empty bottles and doups to smoke, getting matches off men to light them.
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Word Forms
- doups
- dowp
Usage Notes
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How do you use do up in a sentence?
on the eve of Ellison's wedding they took him as he was going into his house and took off his breeks and tarred his dowp and the soles of his feet and stuck feathers on them and then they threw him into the water-trough, as was the custom.
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