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\ ˈyəp How to pronounce yup (audio) \

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informal
: yes "Ready to go?" "Yep." "… Will you give me a receipt?" "Yep."— Theodore Dreiser "Daddy, did you get the tickets to the game?" "Yup, got 'em right here," …— Mako Idemitsu After no buildup or hint that Schumer was getting married, she posted a simple "Yup" and a wedding photo on her Instagram.— Gina Ragusa

yup

noun
\ ˈyəp How to pronounce yup (audio) \

Definition of yup (Entry 2 of 2)

: yuppie

Examples of yup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Lizzy Acker, OregonLive.com, "James Comey is coming to Portland," 15 Mar. 2018 Sloane Leong's new series explores colors, talking up almost one slice of the rainbow at a time like light filtering through a (yup) prism. — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, "TBT #31.1: 'Cold War' #2 continues trippy look at future war -- with a pinch of revenge," 13 Mar. 2018

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Noun

1983, in the meaning defined above

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“Yup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yup. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

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