up yours
"up-yours" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“up yours” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression to show discontent with the other party, or to show contempt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-up-yours · up yours · English
up yours · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | up yours |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “up yours” in English
Rare enough to double-check
up yours is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for up yours, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Short for shove it up your ass. The correct English form is up yours, spelled U-P- -Y-O-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Expression to show discontent with the other party, or to show contempt.
- 2Go away! Go to hell!
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how up yours appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You dare come here dressed so horribly? Well, up yours!
I thought, OBE me? Up yours, I thought.
Etymology
Short for shove it up your ass.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.