Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

person up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.49 in modern English

Syllables
per-son- up
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

By analogy with man up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

persons up (present, singular) personing up (participle, present) personed up (participle, past) personed up (past)

Synonyms

boss up

Questions

What does person up mean?
To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".
Where does person up come from?
By analogy with man up.

How to pronounce person up

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