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up-and-up

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Definition of up-and-up

: an honest or respectable course —used in the phrase on the up-and-up

First Known Use of up-and-up

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of up-and-up was in 1863

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“Up-and-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2022.

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