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booked up

booked up adjective: well-read on a particular topic. Also the simple past and past participle of book up.

Adjective

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

  1. (slang) Well-read on a particular topic.
    • […] 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.1875, Potter's American Monthly, volumes 4-5, page 359
  2. (slang) Extremely knowledgeable in a particular opening as a result of intensive study.
    • 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.2022 March 11, Carsten Hansen, “2022 FIDE Grand Prix Belgrade Semifinals Day 2: Rapport Magic”, in Chess
    • 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.2022 July 21, Colin McGourty, “Zagreb GCT 1: Firouzja leads as new chess era begins”, in Chess24

Also used as

booked up is also the simple past and past participle of book up.

Forms of booked up

comparativemore booked up
superlativemost booked up

Questions about booked up

What does booked up mean?
Booked up means well-read on a particular topic.
What part of speech is booked up?
Booked up is an adjective.

Words near booked up in the dictionary

  1. booked into
  2. booked it
  3. booked off
  4. booked on
  5. booked solid
  6. booked up
  7. bookend
  8. bookended
  9. bookending
  10. bookends
  11. booker

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