"up and" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Unknown. Possibly from get up and. Possibly a dialect use of up (verb). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|up|pos=verb}} up (verb) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} up and (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Abruptly; unexpectedly. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Related terms: up [verb], up and leave, up and disappear Translations (abruptly, unexpectedly): fogja magát (Hungarian), és (Hungarian), do nada (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-up_and-en-adv-VzgpJZQT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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