up north

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In the northern part of an area, country etc.
  2. In jail, in prison.

Word forms

up north

Etymology

From up + north. The sense 2 comes from the fact that that in New York state many prisons are located in the northern part of the state.

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