makey-uppy

Definitions

1. made up, invented
   Ireland, Scotland, childish, not-comparable
2. fictional
   Ireland, Scotland, childish, not-comparable
3. invented without good reason; fake, pretend, pretentious, inauthentic, artificial
   Ireland, Scotland, derogatory, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“‘Kathmandu?’ said Laura, surprised. ‘I thought that was one of those makey-uppy places, like⟳ Jibberovia or Ballygobackwards.’”

“'What's fiction?' ‘Makey-uppy. Like⟳ you read⟳ in books.’”

“The Assassinators, from Denmark, play⟳ poppy (but rocking) political punk rock that makes you want⟳ to dance⟳ and sing-along in makey-uppy Danish.”

“Rather than being powerless in the face⟳ of death, I became God in my own⟳ little universe of stories. My own⟳ little makey-uppy dreamland.”

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