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, Evelyn and Donald Knapp are “ordained Christian ministers” suing for the right to discriminate.

From The Daily Beast

Yup, it was right there, within that eight-plex apartment building, where the Ebola outbreak in Dallas refused to die.

From The Daily Beast

Yup, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld compared President Obama to an ape.

From The Daily Beast

Asked about them backstage, Stinson allows an awkward pause, sips his drink and finally just says “Yup.”

From The Daily Beast

Journals aren't interested in null results or "yup, we replicated that other study"; they want new studies with new findings.

From The Daily Beast

See Yup departed the day that the syndicate took possession.

From Project Gutenberg

"Yup," interrupted Miss Taylor, who had scarcely ceased talking since breakfast that morning.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Yup complies with the request, and responds by telegraph, "Me you trunkee you sendee."

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So the matter dropped, and See Yup remained master of the situation.

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The outlaw grinned: "Make a mistake sometimes, same as other folks—yup I picked him."

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