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up-and-ˈdowner slang.
Also up-and-a-downer, upper and downer.
An up-and-down fight or argument (up and down a. 5 a); a violent quarrel.
1927Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 7/7 My daughter's young man wants to be king of the castle,..and the trouble is that the missus thinks more of him than she does of me. We has a bit of an up-and-a-downer last night, and he has the cheek to fetch a policeman. 1932P. MacDonald Rope to Spare xii. 174, I 'appened to hear them in a proper up-and-downer. 1955M. Gilbert Sky High v. 71 Regular upper-and-downer you seemed to be having with Miss Palling. 1978D. Williams Treasure up in Smoke viii. 73 I've just had the most glorious up-and-downer with my brother. |