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Abbreviation of up to putty.

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upter (comparative more upter, superlative most upter)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) Useless, no good.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 228:
      ‘Where's your father hiding?’ She rubbed the rough-textured skin, trying to warm it. ‘If he thinks he's entertaining us, he's upter.’

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