upsies and downsies

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upsies and downsies

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From up + -sies + and + down + -sies.

noun

  1. colloquial, plural, plural only, rare Synonym of ups and downs. Now the program had started. Dee Delight was introducing her. “…such a great, great privilege to be allowed to introduce, in her great hour of well-deserved glory, this beloved old friend. I have seen her through lean years and fat, through sunshine and tears, through upsies and downsies – as Opal h

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@misc{upsies_and_downsies_2026,
  title = {upsies and downsies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upsies%20and%20downsies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}