jumpup
nounEtymology From the phrase jump up.
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Slang A van-dragger; a thief who takes part in van-dragging.
- Charlotte jump-ups are more imaginative. There is "Red Light" Smith, a timid thief who pulled a respectable burglary some years back, but was caught when he stopped for a red light in making his getaway.2002, Charles Kuralt, Ralph Grizzle, Charles Kuralt's People, page 322:
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Slang An instance of van-dragging.
- Usual petty-theft beginnings. Graduated to the bigger stuff - jump-ups, blaggings. Eventually controlled a few similar types down east somewhere.1980, Anthony Heal, Man in the Middle, page 64: