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The result was delete.--Fuhghettaboutit 02:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I have heard the expression "on the up and up", but this attempt to explain the linguistic phenomenon is a hopeless failure, violating WP:V and WP:NFT, and failing to demonstrate notability. Shalom Hello 04:11, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:NEO - lack of "reliable secondary sources such as books and papers about the term—not books and papers that use the term" Corpx 07:46, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, badly wrong as well as hoaxy and unreferenced. ("On the up and up" is an American idiom for "honest, straightforward dealings". The UK meaning seems to be "upwardly mobile" as in income or career.) --Dhartung | Talk 16:26, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Original research, and bad OR at that . As Dhartung points out, "on the up and up" in America means honest or ethical (with "not on the up and up" being the negative), and that's been true for decades. Mandsford 20:38, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per WP:OR and general inaccuracy - something a dictdef should not be, so not worth transwiking to Wiktionary. Askari Mark (Talk) 01:28, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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