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uptalk

[ uhp-tawk ]

noun

  1. a rise in pitch at the end usually of a declarative sentence, especially if habitual: often represented in writing by a question mark as in

    Hi, I'm here to read the meter?



uptalk

/ ˈʌpˌtɔːk /

noun

  1. a style of speech in which every sentence ends with a rising tone, as if the speaker is always asking a question
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uptalk1

First recorded in 1990–95; up- ( def ) + talk ( def ). Uptalk was first noted especially among teenage girls and young women, though it is used among the general population
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Example Sentences

Spose Frank hold uptalk little bout White Wolfno need hurry!

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