yup

[ yuhp ]

adverb

, Informal.

1. yes.

yup

/ jʌp /

sentence substitute

1. an informal word for yes

Word History and Origins

Origin of yup¹

Form of yeah as an isolated or emphatic utterance, with p representing closing of the lips, creating, in effect, an unreleased labial stop (and perhaps also lowering the vowel); compare the parallel use of p in nope

Example Sentences

Yup, and they’re worth it — if you’re buying for someone else, pick up a pair for yourself too.

From Los Angeles Times

Lately, White has been pursuing side projects like the Contender Series, a reality show where fighters vie for an official UFC contract, and the Power Slap, a more recent venture that streams for free on the right-wing video platform Rumble and features combatants who take turns, yup, slapping each other on the face, as hard as they can, no defense.

From Slate

Cheng: “Her master toilet flooded my unit, and it was easier to go through my unit to fix it. I was working really long hours at that time, so I was just like, ‘Yup!

From Los Angeles Times

Cheng: “Her master toilet flooded my unit, and it was easier to go through my unit to fix it. I was working really long hours at that time, so I was just like, ‘Yup!

From Los Angeles Times

“People called me a cannibal and everyone believed them. They’re like, yup, that guy ate people. Like, what? What are you talking about? Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people! How am I going to be a cannibal?! It was bizarre.”

From Los Angeles Times