keepie-uppie

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase keep up, + -ie.

Noun

keepie-uppie (uncountable)

  1. The action of continuously bouncing a soccer ball in the air without the use of the hands.
    The children were playing keepie-uppie to amuse themselves.

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