up yours

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp yoo rz, yawrz, yohrz]
- /ʌp yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp yoo rz, yawrz, yohrz]
- /ʌp yʊərz, yɔrz, yoʊrz/

Definitions of up yours words

adverb up yours to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder. 1
adverb up yours to or in an erect position: to stand up. 1
adverb up yours out of bed: to get up. 1
adverb up yours above the horizon: The moon came up. 1
adverb up yours to or at any point that is considered higher. 1
adverb up yours to or at a source, origin, center, or the like: to follow a stream up to its source. 1

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Origin of up yours

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English up(pe) (adv.), Old English up(p) to a higher position, uppe in a higher position; cognate with Old Frisian up, Old Saxon up, Middle Dutch up, op, Old Norse upp; akin to Old High German ūf (> German auf), Gothic iup

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Up yours

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Up yours

up yours popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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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