hupsakee
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely an extended form of the exclamation hup; compare hop, hoppa, hoppakee and the like. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
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Interjection
[edit]hupsakee
- hey presto, ta-da (when the result of one's work becomes apparent)
- upsadaisy, up you go
Usage notes
[edit]- Like hoplakee and hoppakee, the exlamation is sometimes lengthened to hupsakeeje after counting to two in completion of a (joint) physical effort:
- Een-e, twee-je - hupsakeeje! ― One... two... - there we go!
Synonyms
[edit]- hoppa (see there for further synonyms)