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- adjective Alternative spelling of
uptight .
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Examples
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I went to New York one time and everybody seemed in a hurry and up-tight.
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June 16th, 2009 2: 20 pm ET hahahahahaha ... i perceive that too many people are too up-tight.
Racist e-mail aimed at Obama raises hackles in Tennessee 2009
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I know a lot of these people well enough to say that they are not quite as up-tight about that joke as some of your critics might suggest.
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I went to New York one time and everybody seemed in a hurry and up-tight.
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It's all these up-tight old people and that probably includes you that waste both time (as I'm doing now) and money on such issues.
Frank slams Obama for 'big mistake' on Defense of Marriage Act (updated) 2009
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When her bike is stolen she decides that instead of replacing it she will take up driving lessons, and this brings her character into side-by-side contrast with her driving instructor (Eddie Marson) who is an up-tight sociopath.
Worth Watching - Aug 8: Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky Trailer « FirstShowing.net 2008
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But there is no need to flip out or become up-tight.
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The de-stabilization that is caused by an up-tight and frightened society is killing us.
Suzie Heumann: Studying Love Instead Of War -- What If? 2009
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It's well known, on this blog, and in my private life, that I'm not an up-tight Christian who thinks everyone should think, look, and talk like me.
A Word To Women And Anyone Interested In Them: Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2009
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She said, I've got some really up-tight roommates.
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