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Yup vs Cox - What's the difference?

yup | cox |

As nouns the difference between yup and cox

is that yup is a yes; an affirmative answer while cox is a coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.

As a particle yup

is yes.

As an initialism YUP

is Yale University Press

As a verb cox is

to act as coxswain for.

As a proper noun Cox is

{{surname|A=An|English|from=Middle English}} for either son of, or servant of someone named Cocke or Cook.

yup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
  • * 1984 , Graduating engineer, Volumes 6-7 (page 147)
  • But you positively must have much, much more than the laconic "yups " and "nups" of the John Waynes and Gary Coopers...
  • * 2003 , Susie Moloney, The Dwelling (page 278)
  • Petey's end was all yups and nopes. And an okay.

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Particle

    (en-part)
  • (informal) Yes.
  • Anagrams

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    cox

    English

    Noun

    (coxes)
  • A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
  • Derived terms

    * coxless

    Verb

    (es)
  • To act as coxswain for.
  • The physicist Stephen Hawking used to cox a college rowing team.

    Anagrams

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