bottoms up

bot·tom

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bot-uh m]
- /ˈbɒt əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bot-uh m]
- /ˈbɒt əm/

Definitions of bottoms up words

convention bottoms up Some people say bottoms up to each other just before drinking an alcoholic drink. 3
exclamation bottoms up an informal drinking toast 3
noun bottoms up drink deep! 3
noun bottoms up the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. Synonyms: base, foot, pedestal. 1
noun bottoms up the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter. 1
noun bottoms up the ground under any body of water: the bottom of the sea. 1

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Origin of bottoms up

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English botme, Old English botm; akin to Old Norse botn, Dutch bodem, German Boden, Latin fundus, Greek pythmḗn, Sanskrit budhná

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Parts of speech for Bottoms up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bottoms up

bottoms up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bottoms up

verb bottoms up

cheers — a drinking toast
down the hatch — drinks toast

All 2 Synonyms of bottoms up