keepie-uppie

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keepie-uppie

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Deverbal from keep up, with suffix + -ie.

noun keepie-uppies

  1. uncountable The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands. The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves.
  2. countable A bounce in such a way. My record is 50 keepie-uppies!

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noun action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands

DeutschHochhalten, Ballhochhalten, Fußballjonglieren

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"keepie-uppie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keepie-uppie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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keepie-uppie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keepie-uppie

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@misc{keepie_uppie_2026,
  title = {keepie-uppie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keepie-uppie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}