# up north

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. In the northern part of an area, country etc.
2. In jail, in prison.

## Etymology
From up + north. The sense 2 comes from the fact that that in New York state many prisons are located in the northern part of the state.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/up-north