uptown

[uhp-toun, uhp-toun]

adverb

1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city.

   He rode uptown on the bus.

adjective

1. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town.

   Take the uptown bus.

2. of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious.

   uptown fashions; uptown tastes.

noun

1. the uptown section of a town or city.

   Uptown is less crowded.

uptown

/ ˈʌpˈtaʊn /

adjective

1. towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre

noun

1. such a part of a town, esp a residential part

Other Word Forms

• uptowner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of uptown¹

First recorded in 1830–40; up- + town

Example Sentences

But I read in the newspaper that Mr. Gorringe is having serious problems moving Cleopatra’s Needle, so I had to go uptown to see what was going on.

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Hedge fund guys such as himself worked uptown and so exited Grand Central to the north, where taxis appeared haphazardly and out of nowhere to meet them, like farm trout rising to corn kernels.

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When his work was staged for the uptown set at Lincoln Center, seats emptied.

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On a recent afternoon, he had a copy in his wallet, along with his state ID, as he walked from his uptown apartment in Memphis, Tennessee, to a nearby corner store.

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People are increasingly using money from family trusts to purchase apartments in the most expensive uptown co-op buildings, said Rich Ferrari, Elliman’s New York City chief executive.

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