giddyup
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giddyup
- /ˈɡɪdɪˌʌp/ UK
- /ˌɡɪdɪˈʌp/ UK
- /ˈɡɪdiˌʌp/ US
Rhymes with (one pronunciation) -ʌp
Where it comes from
From get up or get ye/thee up.
interjection giddy-up · giddy up · gedup · geddup · giddap · giddup
Opposite: whoa
verb giddyups · giddyuping · giddyupping · giddyuped · giddyupped
- To cause a horse or similar mount to speed up. If I could rule the world, everyone would have a gun / In the ghetto, of course, when giddy-upping on their horse
- To start moving or move faster; to get a move on. But she just kept bopping up and down and telling me to giddyup, so that I had to turn and make my way properly on the stairs for fear of her pulling us both over.
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interjection
Opposite: whoa
Translations
Talk about this word "giddyup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/giddyup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. giddyup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/giddyup "giddyup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/giddyup.Cite this
@misc{giddyup_2026,
title = {giddyup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/giddyup},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
