turnup

[turn-uhp]

turn·up

[turn-uhp]
noun
1.
something that is turned up or that turns up.
2.
upturn (def. 6).
3.
British. a cuff on a pair of trousers.
4.
Chiefly British. fight; row; disturbance.
adjective
5.
that is or may be turned up.

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Turnup is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1605–15; noun use of verb phrase turn up
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turnup

noun
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg [syn: cuff
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