# yup

Pronunciation: US say "YUP" /jʌp/; UK

## Interjection

1. A casual, informal way of saying yes. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A casual word used to say yes.
   - _Yup, that's exactly what I was trying to tell you._
   - _When I asked if she had finished, she just said, "Yup."_

## Noun

2. An affirmative answer; a casual yes. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A short answer that means yes.
   - _His yup was all the confirmation we needed to move ahead._
   - _She answered every question with a firm yup and nothing more._

## Noun

3. Clipping of yuppie. *(dated)* — Clipping of yuppie.
   - Simple: Clipping of yuppie. It's a short, casual way to say the same thing.
   - _The neighborhood filled with yups driving sleek German cars._
   - _Everyone called him a yup once he bought the loft downtown._

## Origin

This represents "yeah" pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end, giving an extra /p/ sound. Compare yep, nope, welp, and ope.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/yup (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).