upstate

/ˌʌpˈsteɪt/ adjective US

Definition

› in the northern part of a US state (= one of the parts into which the country is divided) : upstate New York

upstate adverb › She's taken a trip upstate with some friends.

(Definition of upstate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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