up and

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up and

Where it comes from

Unknown. Possibly from get up and. Possibly a dialect use of up (verb).

adverb

colloquial, not comparable Abruptly; unexpectedly. Halfway through the performance he just up and left.

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adv abruptly, unexpectedly

Português	do nada
Русский	взять и vzjatʹ i

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"up and." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/up%20and. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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up and. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/up%20and

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"up and." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/up%20and.

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@misc{up_and_2026,
  title = {up and},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/up%20and},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}