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Meaning of up the pole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

In favour or good repute; strait-laced.
slang
In confusion or error.
slang
In trouble or difficulty.
slang
Drunk.
archaic, slang
Teetotal; not drinking any alcohol.
US, dated, slang
Crazy; at one's wits' end.
slang
Pregnant.
Ireland, dated, slang

Examples

“The world 'as got me snouted jist a treat; Crool Forchin's dirty left 'as smote me soul. An' all them joys o' life I 'eld so sweet Is up the pole.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

up the proverbial up the river up the spout up the stick up the stump up the wall