UPBEAT

PRONUNCIATION: (UHP-beet)

MEANING: noun: An unaccented beat before the first beat of a measure.
adjective: Cheerful; optimistic.

ETYMOLOGY: From up + Old English beatan (beat). Earliest documented use: 1869.
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PUPBEAT - animal cruelty

UMPBEAT - what you want to do when he blows a call

PbEAT - cause of lead poisoning