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persons up

persons up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of person up.

Meaning of person up

Verb

person up (third-person singular simple present persons up, present participle personing up, simple past and past participle personed up)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".
    • At one point Tuesday, during a testy question period exchange, deputy Tory leader Lisa Raitt urged the prime minister to “person up.”2018 February 6, Rebecca Joseph, “Justin Trudeau’s ‘peoplekind’ remark draws ridicule in U.S. and U.K. media”, in Global News, archived from the original on 17 May 2025
    Synonyms:
    boss up

Questions about persons up

What is persons up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Persons up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of person up.

Words near persons up in the dictionary

  1. persons from Porlock
  2. persons having ordinary skill in the art
  3. persons of interest
  4. persons of ordinary skill in the art
  5. persons unknown
  6. persons up
  7. personship
  8. personæ
  9. persoonia
  10. persoonias
  11. persoonol

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