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Discover LudwigThe word 'hup' is not a standard English word and is not considered correct or usable in written English.
It may be used in informal or slang contexts, such as in sports or military chants (i.e. "Hup, two, three, four!") or in casual conversation (i.e. "Hup over here, let's have a chat."). However, it is generally not appropriate for formal writing or in professional contexts.
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hup
interjection
The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence, commanding either the lead-off step in a march or some other action.
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Beth tried to speak and hold in the smoke at the same time: "Hut hup, hasshole".
"Hup for Jesus' sake!" The function room was used less often than it should have been — the locals got married in Alghero if they had the price of it at all.
CLAIM: The stroller with your little sister in it will be easier for me to push if you help by pulling it from the front while singing, "Yo-ee-o, yoe, hup!" FACT: No. Please.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL Occupy Protesters Hold 'Spring Training' | A crowd in Zuccotti Park on Friday practiced protest tactics including "hup," "melt" and "wall," the City Room blog reports.
Over the course of an hour on Friday, protesters practiced several tactics, including "hup," which involves a knot of people jumping up and down (and can be used to coalesce a scattered group) and "melt," in which protesters drift to the ground (used for a "die-in" or to de-escalate a confrontation).
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"Hup-hup-hup" — a German infantry unit marches behind the squad's position.
Along with a trunk-size prosthetic neck, Ms. Streep wears a hup-two parade of power-skirt suits (the prime minister's were often from Aquascutum) with platinum brooches and pearls (single, double, long, short) and carries hard-walled handbags (Asprey via Harrods): the distinctive armor of a woman of a certain age and station.
He means, Jeez, what's he supposed to do? Roar about going, Way-hey, hup-zing, look at my personality?
Last year, prosecutors won a guilty plea from a former U.C.L.A. Medical Center researcher, Huping Zhou, who was found to have illegally gained access to private medical files, many of celebrities, more than 300 times.
Mr. Murphy has put hundreds of miles on his car seeking out people like Mr. Hups.
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