   Come Up Missin’In Southern and Appalachian English, "come up missing" means to disappear or turn up absent. It’s the regional equivalent of mainstream "went missing," with a folksy twist. synonyms: disappeared, went missing, vanished, turned up absent Hillbilly Dude Says...  'Come up missing' is a common way of describing something missin' out in the country down here. Hillbilly Dude Says... 'Come up missing' is a common way of describing something missin' out in the country down here. Pronunciation[KUM UP MISS-in] /kʌm ʌp ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ Meaning & Usage- To be missing or absent unexpectedly (idiom)
Elmer:
My pocketknife done come up missing again.
Estel:
Check under the seat - last time it rolled down there.variations: turned up missing, gone missing ★ Think of "come up missing" as the Southern way to say "went missing." It gives even a simple disappearance a touch of storytelling. ★ Origin and EtymologyLikely evolved from older English phrasing "to come up short," combined with "missing." Common in Southern and Appalachian speech, especially in 20th-century oral histories and newspapers, as a down-home way of saying "went missing." Usage Notes
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