yup

American

[yuhp] / yʌp /

adverb

Informal.

yes.

yup British

/ jʌp /

an informal word for yes

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Etymology

Origin of yup

Form of yeah as an isolated or emphatic utterance, with p representing closing of the lips, creating, in effect, an unreleased labial stop (and perhaps also lowering the vowel); compare the parallel use of p in nope

Example Sentences

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And yup — guessed it — they went into neighborhoods that were quickly gentrifying.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023

"I picked the best one for me, which was probably one of the cheapest but also one of the easiest ones to do, and I thought yup, next day delivery, I'll have that."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2023

Hurts came right back and hit Brown — who bowled over cornerback Kristian Fulton — for, yup, a 40-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Hurts came right back and hit Brown - who bowled over cornerback Kristian Fulton - for, yup, a 40-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2022

And yup, Hudson is in the lobby pretty quickly.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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