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asgardiator
3551 days ago
> tup, transitive verb: To have sex with.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tup
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aidenn0
3551 days ago
It's an archaic britishism. The only time I've ever seen it actually used is in the works of Morgan Howell.
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jonathonf
3550 days ago
Not all that archaic. Male sheep kept, or just added to a field, for breeding are known as tups (which are distinct to rams).
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nevhan
3551 days ago
Shakespeare uses it in Othello, learnt something in 9th grade English!
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