keepie-uppie

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Etymology

Deverbal from keep up, with suffix +‎ -ie.

Noun

keepie-uppie (countable and uncountable, plural keepie-uppies)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) A bounce in such a way
    My record is 50 keepie-uppies!

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