Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glow-up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
glow-up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From glow + up, modelled after such deverbals as blow-up; diachronically, probably not a deverbal from the verb glow up, which was back-formed from the noun.

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What does glow-up mean?
A major and impressive transformation in appearance, talent, power, etc.
Where does glow-up come from?
From glow + up, modelled after such deverbals as blow-up; diachronically, probably not a deverbal from the verb glow up, which was back-formed from the noun.

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