Definition of up sticks
up sticks
verb
- to minimize or eliminate connections with one's current location of residence.
To resolve Google's penalty against this site, the following citation has been removed: "The virtual curmudgeon", The Economist, Sep 2 2010
Originally submitted by WalterGR from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 05 2010. (Edit this definition.)
verb - intransitive
- decamp
Originally submitted by Simon Barrett from London, Greater London, UK on Mar 06 2012. (Edit this definition.)
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