upper deck

noun

The topmost full-length deck of a ship.

Meanings

nounupper deck (plural upper decks)

plural upper decks · alternative verb upper-deck

  1. nauticalThe topmost full-length deck of a ship.
verbupper deck (third-person singular simple present upper decks, present participle upper decking, simple past and past participle upper decked)

present singular third person upper decks · participle present upper decking · participle past upper decked · past upper decked · alternative verb upper-deck

  1. slangtransitiveTo perform the upper decker prank in the cistern of (a toilet).

    HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY YOU AND NOT ANOTHER VOICE? YOU UPPER-DECKED THE TOILET BACK IN THE AVENGERS MANSION. I FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT, BUT I WAS MAD AT LOGAN.

    2014, Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Deadpool Vol. 4: Deadpool vs S.H.I.E.L.D.
    1 more example

    I was angry at Cletus, then remembered the time in college when Sal and I picked the lock of Cletoid's bathroom door and took turns upper-decking his toilet. I smiled.

    2017, Jonathan LaPoma, Understanding the Alacrán
  2. slangtransitiveTo place a snus or nicotine pouch under the upper lip.

Translations

Catalan combés
  • combéstopmost full-length deck of a ship
French tillac
  • tillactopmost full-length deck of a ship
Portuguese convés superior
  • convés superiortopmost full-length deck of a ship
Spanish combés
  • combéstopmost full-length deck of a ship
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upper deck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper%20deck.

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