jumpup

See also: jump up

English

Etymology

From the phrase jump up.

Noun

jumpup (plural jumpups)

1. (slang, Australia) A road path or track ascending or descending a hill or range.
2. (slang) A van-dragger; a thief who takes part in van-dragging.
   • 2002, Charles Kuralt, Ralph Grizzle, Charles Kuralt's People, page 322:

     Charlotte jump-ups are more imaginative. There is "Red Light" Smith, a timid thief who pulled a respectable burglary some years back, but was caught when he stopped for a red light in making his getaway.

3. (slang) An instance of van-dragging.
   • 1980, Anthony Heal, Man in the Middle, page 64:

     Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff - jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.

Usage notes

• Used in place names with this meaning in Australia.
• Used in place names in US, but meaning unclear.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:jumpup.

References

• https://archive.is/20120716234004/www.abc.net.au/wordmap/