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Word: uppish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...itself. Instead, photography is always in support of some well though-out gag, reinforcing its humor to give the dividend of trickery. For instance, the narrator lists the subjects of his study on a blackboard, by pointing his finger the writing appearing by itself. But the blackboard gets uppish and keeps listing lecturers along with the other categories of ores and pests. The author's gag and trick photography combine for a laugh, though neither is particularly amusing alone...

Author: By Robert J. Schoenberg, | Title: Spice of Life | 3/29/1955 | See Source »

...habits with absorbing intensity. The league's opinion: white lines might help the Post Office protect public property, and do not infringe a dog's natural rights. "Of course, if they began painting a white line around every tree, we might begin to be a bit uppish," said the league secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Thin White Line | 8/24/1953 | See Source »

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