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interjection

giddyup

GIH-dih-uhp
interjection
1
A command used to tell a horse to start moving or go faster.
"The cowboy shouted "giddyup!" and the horse broke into a gallop."

How to Use Giddyup

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWhat you shout at a horse to make it move or speed up.

Word Forms

giddyuped past tense, giddyupped past tense, giddyups singular

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Etymology

A contraction of "get up" or "get thee up."

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