Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gotten someone's back up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
got-ten -some-one's back- up
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gotten someone's back up mean?
past participle of get someone's back up

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