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When you make yourself or someone else seem better or stronger than they actually are by implying false things lets say bob is a weak little nerd with a girlfriend, lucy.
lucy says to the big popular guy, zane, who just tried to kiss her "if bob finds out, you're gone!!" lucy just uptalked bob |
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verb and noun
n. uptalker; n and adj. uptalking 1. A way of speaking that puts an upward inflection on the last word of a statement that makes it sound like a question when it's not. (Common among teens and surfers.) 2. (grammar) speak with high-rise terminals (HRT). Examples:
An uptalker would say "I've bought a new camera?" as though it were a question. To say "Have a nice day" in uptalk, raise the last syllable as though you are asking a question: "Have a nice day?" |
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