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machoed up

machoed up is the simple past and past participle of macho up.

Meaning of macho up

Verb

macho up (third-person singular simple present machos up, present participle machoing up, simple past and past participle machoed up)

  1. (informal) To man up; to act in a tough or assertive way.
    • Ezra lets me have my way, yet he knows when to macho up and say I'm wrong or to simply say no.2012, Tameka L. Harvey-Cooper, No Extra Faces, page 62

Questions about machoed up

What is machoed up the simple past and past participle of?
Machoed up is the simple past and past participle of macho up.

Words near machoed up in the dictionary

  1. macho man
  2. macho men
  3. macho up
  4. macho-ish
  5. machodom
  6. machoed up
  7. machoflops
  8. machohood
  9. machoing up
  10. machoish
  11. machoism

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