Meanings
adjectiveupter (comparative more upter, superlative most upter)
comparative more upter · superlative most upter · alternative upta
- AustraliacolloquialUseless, no good.
‘Where's your father hiding?’ She rubbed the rough-textured skin, trying to warm it. ‘If he thinks he's entertaining us, he's upter.’
1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228
Origin
Abbreviation of up to putty.
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APA
upter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upter
MLA
“upter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upter.
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