turnup

American  

[turn-uhp] / ˈtɜrnˌʌp /

noun

1. something that is turned up or that turns up.

2. upturn.

3. British. a cuff on a pair of trousers.

4. Chiefly British. fight; row; disturbance.

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adjective

1. that is or may be turned up.

Etymology

Origin of turnup

First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase turn up

Example Sentences

But if the entertainment giant can go from industry laggard to the sector’s top stock, that would be a serious turnup.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

We should bottom at midyear and have a fourth quarter turnup in the later months of the year.

From Time Magazine Archive

He never drinks; and as to fighting, if you can believe such a thing, miss, I don't think he has had a casual turnup three times in his life—not oftener, at any rate.

From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard

He was a man of medium size, with a pair of small eyes, and a turnup nose.

From Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience by Alger, Horatio

Spoken.—She’s a nice wegitable countenance; turnup nose, redish cheeks, and carroty hair.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles