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Meaning of up north | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In the northern part of an area, country etc.
    not-comparable
  2. in jail, in prison
    New-York-City, not-comparable, slang

Examples

“She spent a few years up north.”
“Even if I'm locked up North you in the world Rocking three-fourths of cloth, never showing your stuff off, boo”
“And when the fella be walkin' you can tell⟳ a Whole lotta sugar's in his core Feed⟳ the soft, he be hittin' off He heads fresh home from up North”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

up stairs up the ass up the gut up to a point up to now up to par

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