upthread

== English == === Etymology === From up- +‎ thread. === Adverb === upthread (not generally comparable, comparative further upthread or farther upthread, superlative furthest upthread or farthest upthread) (Internet slang) Previously, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion. === Adjective === upthread (not generally comparable, comparative further upthread or farther upthread, superlative furthest upthread or farthest upthread) (Internet slang) Previous, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion. === Further reading === Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (29 December 2003), “upthread”, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.