uptalk


up·talk

U0139050 (ŭp′tôk′)n. A manner of speaking in which declarative sentences are uttered with a rising intonation as though they were questions.

uptalk

(ˈʌpˌtɔːk) n (Linguistics) a style of speech in which every sentence ends with a rising tone, as if the speaker is always asking a question

up•talk

(ˈʌpˌtɔk)
n. a rise in pitch at the end usu. of a declarative sentence, esp. if habitual: often represented in writing by a question mark as in Hi, I'm here to read the meter? [1990–95]