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Definition of up-and-up
: an honest or respectable course
—used in the phrase on the up-and-up
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“Up-and-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of up-and-up was in 1863
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