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- [too uhp]
- /tu ʌp/
- /ˈtuː ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too uhp]
- /tu ʌp/
Definitions of two-up word
- noun two-up a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up. 1
- noun two-up a gambling game in which two coins are tossed or spun. Bets are made on both coins landing with the same face uppermost 0
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Origin of two-up
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Two-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
two-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".