kickup

[ kik-uhp ]

nounInformal.
  1. a fuss; commotion; row.

Origin of kickup

1
First recorded in 1785–95; noun use of verb phrase kick up

Other definitions for kick-up (2 of 2)

kick-up

or kick·up

[ kik-uhp ]

noun
  1. a violent disturbance or argument.

Origin of kick-up

2
First recorded in 1790–95; kick + up

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How to use kickup in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for kick up

kick up

verb(adverb)
  1. informal to cause (trouble, a fuss, etc)

  2. kick up bobsy-die See bobsy-die

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Other Idioms and Phrases with kickup

kickup

Malfunction, cause trouble or pain, as in My grandmother's arthritis is kicking up again. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see act up; also subsequent entries beginning with kick up.

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