Yup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /jʌp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yup is a noun meaning (informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
Meaning
(informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
More Meanings
- (informal) Yes.
- (informal) Clipping of yuppie.
Example Sentences
Petey's end was all yups and nopes. And an okay.
She'd ask him a question that couldn't be answered by a "yup" or a "nope.
It was just Yup or Nope. One thing I did notice, though, was that there was no pattern to the Yups and Nopes.
But you positively must have much, much more than the laconic "yups" and "nups" of the John Waynes and Gary Coopers.
Word Forms
- yups
Antonyms for yup
Common opposites include nope.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yes, sure, right, aye, yeah, oui.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.