uptowner

[adv., n. uhp-toun; adj. uhp-toun]

up·town

[adv., n. uhp-toun; adj. uhp-toun]
adverb
1.
to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city: He rode uptown on the bus.
adjective
2.
moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town: Take the uptown bus.
3.
of, for, or characteristic of affluent people; elegant, stylish, or luxurious: uptown fashions; uptown tastes.

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Uptowner is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
noun
4.
the uptown section of a town or city: Uptown is less crowded.

Origin:
1830–40; up- + town

up·town·er, noun
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uptown (ˈʌpˈtaʊn)
 
adj, —adv
1.  towards, in, or relating to some part of a town that is away from the centre
 
n
2.  such a part of a town, esp a residential part
 
'up'towner
 
n

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