up-townadv.adj.n.
/ˌʌpˈtaʊn/, /ˈʌptaʊn/, U.S. /ˌəpˈtaʊn/, /ˈəpˌtaʊn/ A. adv.
adv. In, to, or into the higher or upper part of a town, or (U.S.) the residential portion of a town or city.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adverb] > fashionable part
upstreet1609
up-town1802
1802 J. Cowles Diary 8 Apr. (1931) 65 Mama went uptown today.
1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco I. xiii. 96 The rain was pattering against the windows, and the house was far uptown.
1855 H. Clarke New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uptown, up the town.
1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. vii. 107 I had heard of Miss Havisham up town.
1883 Cent. Mag. Oct. 856/2 The current of domestic life..then flowed onward up-town.
1899 J. L. Williams Stolen Story 30 Two..told me about it uptown at dinner.
B. adj.
Situated or dwelling up-town; of or pertaining to the upper (also, U.S., residential) part of a town.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adjective] > fashionable part
up-town1838
residential1852
1838 J. L. Stephens Incidents Trav. Greece, Turkey, Russia I. 83 Even I,..a quondam speculator in ‘up-town lots’.
1859 Habits Good Society v. 192 So universal is insolence in America,..even in what is called good society—the ‘up-town’ sets.
1883 Cent. Mag. Oct. 857/2 The course of the up-town movement at first included Broadway.
C. n.
The higher or upper part of a town or city, spec. the residential or more prosperous area. U.S.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > fashionable part
court-end1712
west end1823
up-town1946
golden mile1951
1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets vii. 160 New Orleans' downtown is the old quarter north of Canal Street. Uptown is the district around the nucleus of the American Quarter.
1975 J. Gores Hammett vii. 50 The frisk..was for show, to impress high-rollers from uptown out for a night of slumming.
Derivatives
ˈuptowner n. a person from ‘uptown’.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of part of town
West Ender1823
west end1882
uptowner1924
urban villager1961
1924 H. Crane Let. 24 Jan. (1965) 171 It's become fashionable for the high-hatted uptowners now to buy Matisse's paintings.
1981 P. Mallory Killing Matter xii. 129 The area had..its own rough charm, but it was as remote as Mozambique..to your educated Uptowner.
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