Meanings
nounkeepie-uppie (countable and uncountable, plural keepie-uppies)
plural keepie-uppies
- uncountableThe action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.
The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves.
Origin
Deverbal from keep up, with suffix + -ie.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch hooghouden
- hooghoudenaction of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands
German Hochhalten, Ballhochhalten
- Hochhaltenaction of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands
- Ballhochhaltenaction of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands
- Fußballjonglierenaction of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands
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APA
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“keepie-uppie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keepie-uppie. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keepie-uppie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keepie-uppie.
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