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yup

[ yuhp ]

adverb

Informal.
  1. yes.


yup

/ ʌ /

sentence substitute

  1. an informal word for yes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yup1

Form of yeah as an isolated or emphatic utterance, with p representing closing of the lips, creating, in effect, an unreleased labial stop (and perhaps also lowering the vowel); compare the parallel use of p in nope
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Example Sentences

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Yup, Cooper had a cheating boyfriend too.

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Yup, looks like a torpedo, and that’s the working nickname in headlines across the Big Apple.

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Yup, this is another “Curse you, AI!” moment, because the tunes are the product of artificial intelligence, according to the singer’s team.

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That was Meta, yup, which coordinated a massive celebrity-supported rollout for its Twitter clone, Threads, in July 2023, with Zuck stating his goal of turning it into “a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it.”

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Yup, and they’re worth it — if you’re buying for someone else, pick up a pair for yourself too.

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