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It’s a neologism invented by Lewis Carroll nearly 150 years ago and means Grumpy, crotchety, ill-tempered or as Carroll put it “uffish is a state of mind when the voice is gruffish, the manner roughish, and the temper huffish." Carroll invented the word and used it in the poem Jabberwocky which appears in the book “Through The Looking Glass”. It’s still used occasionally in the South West of England.
He can be an uffish old sod at times.
Uffish by AKACroatalin April 28, 2015
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Skinny Upfish 

MORNING SUPRISE!!! It's my skinny upfish.
Skinny Upfish by skinny upfish June 11, 2009
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The promotion of those who are unfit for purpose, usually by those who have themselves, been upfished.
Is Barry still working in printing and publishing?

No; didn't you hear? He got upfished, he does consultancy in Singapore.
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Hi Zufishan! Did you do that tt trend?
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This ho so unfish
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