upz

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From up (as in “up there”) +‎ -z (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Pronunciation

Adjective

upz (comparative more upz, superlative most upz)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, predicative, of someone) Exceptional or hardworking in a way that commands respect or makes oneself prominent; outstanding in terms of ability or character.
    Jon was known for being the most upz guy in our platoon.

Interjection

upz

  1. (Singapore, colloquial, towards someone) Interjection of praise, used to acknowledge someone's hard work, outstanding attitude or achievements.
    • 2022 June 23, Ng Kai, “Singapore sports star spotlight: Swim star Quah Zheng Wen”, in AsiaOne‎[1], Singapore, archived from the original on 23 June 2022:
      Oh, and add two-time Olympian to academic excellence. At his Olympic debut in Rio in 2016, he became Singapore's first male swimmer to qualify for an Olympic semi-final. Sibei upz lah!

See also

Other colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean English terms derived from -z (suffix forming colloquial variants of words)
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