yup
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of yup
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
Example Sentences
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"YUP, IT SNOWED," was the headline in New York's Daily News, a tabloid that prides itself on taking the pulse of the city.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2015
At once Calder had known what to do—the Y had to slide into the U, which had to fit next to the P. He even remembered the sequence of letters: YUP.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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