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kickup

[ kik-uhp ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʌp /
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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

Other definitions 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

commotion, confusion, controversy, excitement, flap, furor, hassle, ruckus, stink, ado, agitation, altercation, argument, bickering, bother, broil, bustle, complaint, difficulty, display

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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Other 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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