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kickup

[ kik-uhp ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʌp /

noun Informal.

a fuss; commotion; row.

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Origin of kickup

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

Words nearby kickup

kick-start, kick starter, kick the bucket, kick the habit, kick turn, kickup, kick up a fuss, kick up one's heels, kick upstairs, kickwheel, kicky

Definition for kickup (2 of 2)

kick-up

or kick·up

[ kik-uhp ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʌp /

noun

a violent disturbance or argument.
kick (def. 23b).
kip5 (def. 1).

Origin of kick-up

First recorded in 1790–95; kick + up
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Words related to kickup

stink, flap, confusion, ruckus, commotion, controversy, excitement, hassle, furor, agitation, argument, worry, row, to-do, perturbation, objection, fight, altercation, storm, ado

British Dictionary definitions for kickup

kick up

verb (adverb)

informal to cause (trouble, a fuss, etc)
kick up bobsy-die See bobsy-die
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Idioms and Phrases with kickup

kick up

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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