Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A yuppie.
  • adverb Yes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A yes; an affirmative answer.
  • preposition informal Yes.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Short for yuppie.]

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration of yep.]

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Examples

  • Enjoyed reading this; yup, that is a lot of what is going on.

    The Brown Maggot Newmania 2007

  • The photo above is the facade of Scott Galvanizing in Ballard yup, that is the pretty side.

    Build Blog » Real Cities 2009

  • I read through all the descriptions after being diagnosed, and yup, that is the closest fit to me.

    - And She Knits Too! 2006

  • Tommy's internal conflicts are represented on stage by a pair of TV commentators called yup Ron McKleen and Don Berry, the latter equipped with loud jacket and hand-puppet bull terrier.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robert Crew 2011

  • Have you sat in one or at least seen it in person? yup, which is why i've made the comment on every post.sat. seen in person.driven. etc.

    Autoblog 2010

  • yup, that is a copyright exclusive Hot Wheels cake that is featured in the DecoPac catalog.

    Ow. Jen 2008

  • If a guy's text to me included "yup" does that definitely mean he's not interested?

    Chelsea Peretti: Liveblogging -- from Jury Selection NYC 2008

  • Anyhoo today was a good day. well chorus sucked as usual. but in child d i had to teach. and during story time i was reading and all of a sudden i hear "abby hunny did u wet your self" then abby turns around and there is this big wet spot and she goes "yup" in a cherry voice.

    - icecold0123 2003

  • I pretty much want to cry (but manage to squeak out a "yup").

    Ask MetaFilter Anonymous 2010

  • - Golf Scirocco (same spec as GTi) - Mini Cooper (though ruined because of the 'yup' audience) - Seat Leon Cupra (VW tech, same beautiful TFSI engine, little cheaper) - Opel GTC

    Autoblog 2009

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