"^" meaning in English

See ^ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: The symbol resembles an arrowhead pointing upward. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} ^, {{en-prep}} ^
  1. (text messaging) up (in any sense) Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-^-en-prep-N~90hchN
  2. (text messaging) Replacing the letter sequence 'up' within a word. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-^-en-prep-13Ed2z6v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 42 58

Download JSON data for ^ meaning in English (1.2kB)

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          "text": "its ^ in d attic luv — It's up in the attic love."
        }
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        "up (in any sense)"
      ],
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          "up",
          "up"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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