"uppies" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From uppy + -s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|uppy|s|nocat=1}} uppy + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} uppies
  1. plural of uppy Tags: form-of, plural Form of: uppy
    Sense id: en-uppies-en-noun-45OjNEIf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From up + -ies. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|up|ies}} up + -ies Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} uppies
  1. (childish) Synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”). Tags: childish Synonyms: uppy [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: uppies and downies
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Etymology number: 2
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