Meaning of uppies | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of uppy (“the act of being held up”).

childish

Examples

“A million moments and first times meshed in the video of my mind⟳. My young, tenderhearted, caring boy, who reached for me to carry⟳ him—“Uppies, Mommy, uppies”—down the hallway […]”

“When Daddy Gives Me Uppies When Daddy gives me uppies / Then I soar just like⟳ a plane, / It's bad I weigh⟳ five hundred pounds, / But good he has a crane.”

“How dare he leave⟳ me? Then I'm up. I'm up and bathing and dressed and eating a fish⟳ on the stone terrace. I'm terribly thin; I hear⟳ Thale tell⟳ Simon. The baby smiles at me in big surprise⟳ and holds her arms up to me. Uppies, uppies!”

““Mind⟳ giving Amelia a ride⟳ too? You know⟳ how much the kids love⟳ your piggyback rides. Plus I think⟳ you have⟳ a better view⟳ of the stage⟳.” Amelia immediately began pulling, asking for “uppies,” and Haru obliged her[…]”

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