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Meaning of up the pole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. In favour or good repute; strait-laced.
    slang
  2. In confusion or error.
    slang
  3. In trouble or difficulty.
    slang
  4. Drunk.
    archaic, slang
  5. Teetotal; not drinking any alcohol.
    US, dated, slang
  6. Crazy; at one's wits' end.
    slang
  7. 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.
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See also

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

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