Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
land up over. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
land up over, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
land up over in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
land up over you have here. The definition of the word
land up over will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
land up over, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Formed by analogy with land down under.
Noun
land up over (plural lands up over)
- (informal) The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, or another Northern Hemisphere country, from the perspective of Australia and New Zealand.
2000, Ken Ewell, No Worries, Mate: A Manly Adventure in the Land Down Under, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 7:Once the departure preparations for Australia were ironed out, I spent my last evening in the land up over at the San Francisco Brewing Company, located at 155 Columbus Avenue.
2000 September 23, Dale Butcher, “Re: K6-2+/500 benefits over K6-3??”, in alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.fic (Usenet):If the K6-3+ 450 has surfaced in Australia, then come on Australia, there is lots of money here in the land up over.
2001 April 26, Android Cat, “Re: Religion outlawed in Australia”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):In any event, it doesn't affect me because I come from the land up over eh! (Apologies to our Finnish and other northern-type friends. You come from the land *way* up over!)
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:land up over.