yup


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yup 1

 (yŭp)
adv. Informal
Yes.

[Alteration of yep.]

yup 2

 (yŭp)
n. Informal
A yuppie.

[Short for yuppie.]
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yup

(jʌp)
sentence substitute
an informal word for yes
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yup

(yʌp)

also yep



adv., n. Informal.
yes.
[form of yeah as an isolated or emphatic utterance, with p representing closing of the lips, creating, in effect, an unreleased labial stop]
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Translations

yup

[jʌp] ADV (US) →
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yup

adv (US inf: = yes) → ja, jawoll (inf)
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