Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

booked up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: booked up
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Well-read on a particular topic.

Slang

adj

Extremely knowledgeable in a particular opening as a result of intensive study.

Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of book up

Example Sentences

"[…] and we believe the day is usually the one on which the saint is supposed to have died; but this we cannot affirm, as we are not booked up in Roman sanctology."
"This line is not by any stretch of the imagination considered a critical line, but it does take the players out of mainstream theory, where Giri typically is hardcore booked up."
"Not only that, he managed to get the incredibly well-booked up US-Cuban star out of book on move 8, and then to give checkmate."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more booked up (comparative) most booked up (superlative)

Questions

What does booked up mean?: Well-read on a particular topic.

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