giddap
Britishinterjection
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Origin of giddap
C20: colloquial form of get up
Example Sentences
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The stark pictures, characterized by stylized realism and deep blacks, include “Giddap,” a powerful depiction of the moment a Black man is lynched.
From Washington Post
Woodruff titled the piece “Giddap.”
From Washington Post
Calmly crossing them underneath his body, she gave his tail a smart jerk, accompanied by the shrill command, “Giddap!”
From Project Gutenberg
Giddap, you danged buckskin, fallin' over your feet.
From Project Gutenberg
With a giddap from FCC, it took a few tentative commercial steps.
From Time Magazine Archive
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