uppies and downies

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A traditional ball game played in Workington, West Cumbria, England, with the object of "hailing the ball" (throwing it up in the air three times) at the opposing team's goal. uncountable

词源

From up + -ies + and + down + -ies. The "uppies" and "downies" were the residents of the top (east) and bottom (west) of the town, which slopes down towards the sea.
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