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updoot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌp(ˌ)dut/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from up- + doot.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, humorous) An upvote.
    • A third poster provided a more detailed response, writing “Woke up to so many kind words and updoots [upvotes]. Thank you everyone! I’m really touched by the support of this community. You guys are awesome.” 2019, anonymous, quoted in Brent J Hale, "Responding to depression-related Imgur posts: A content analysis of social support and nonbona fide features in user-generated comments", Digital Health, Volume 5 (2019) (link)
    • 'Thanks for the updoots in hopes of finding her. I'm hoping she didn't cease to exist after I saw her.' 2015, Amanda Fisher, quoted in "My identical stranger: Woman is shocked to find her doppelganger on Instagram", Daily Mail, 11 August 2015
    • Creating and designing asthetically pleasing maps to share on Reddit for updoots and karma. 2015, anonymous, quoted in Kim Axelsson & Kasper Batalje, "Utforskning i spel och immersionens djup", thesis submitted to Södertörn University, page 34

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
updoots Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

updooterino

updoot en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʌp(ˌ)dut/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from up- + doot.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, humorous) To upvote.

Forms

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updooted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
updooted Tense=Past lexicographic
updooting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
updoots Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic