アッパー

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from upper.

Adjective

アッパー • (appā) -na (adnominal アッパー (appā na na), adverbial アッパー (appā ni ni))

  1. cheery
    アッパーなリミックス
    appā na rimikkusu
    upbeat remix
Inflection
Antonyms
Derived terms
  • アッパーチューン (appā chūn, literally upper tune)

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

アッパー • (appā) 

  1. Short for アッパーカット (appākatto, uppercut).

Verb

アッパー • (appā) 

  1. to uppercut

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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