upalator

English

Etymology

Blend of up +‎ escalator

Pronunciation

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Noun

upalator (plural upalators)

  1. (humorous, informal, rare) An escalator going upwards.
    Antonym: downalator
    • 1988 May 29, Bob O’Sullivan, “Going Down an Elevator Is Rarely Uplifting”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1]:
      One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him.
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