Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woman up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables
wom-an up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Formed after man up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

womans up (present, singular) womaning up (participle, present) womanning up (participle, present) womaned up (participle, past) womaned up (past) womanned up (participle, past) womanned up (past)

Questions

What does woman up mean?
To begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.
Where does woman up come from?
Formed after man up.

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