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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
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Other definitions for kickup (2 of 2)
kick-up
or kick·up
[ kik-uhp ]
/ ˈkɪkˌʌp /
noun
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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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