sit upon
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Synonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”).
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
to overcome or rebuke, to express contempt for a man in a marked manner. Also, to chaff or "roast" a man consumedly.
để vượt qua hoặc quở trách, thể hiện khinh thường
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “sit upon” mean?
Synonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”).
Is “sit upon” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.