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wuppen.

to lift or turn (something) with a quick, jerking movement

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvʊpən/[ˈvʊ.pm̩][-p(ə)n]
  1. to lift or turn (something) with a quick, jerking movement

    informal · transitive · weak
    Du packst da drüben an und dann wuppen wir das hier drauf!
  2. to get (something) done

    figuratively · informal · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

Variant of wippen, and like this a Central and Low German word. In some Low German dialects, wuppen is the regular outcome of Middle Low German wippen (cf. the development in Wucht). In other dialects, the same form was probably derived by playful neo-ablaut.

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