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get-up-and-go

get-up-and-go
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get uhp and goh]
    • /gɛt ʌp ænd goʊ/
    • /ˈɡet ʌp ənd ɡəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get uhp and goh]
    • /gɛt ʌp ænd goʊ/

Definitions of get-up-and-go word

  • noun get-up-and-go energy, drive, and enthusiasm. 1
  • noun get-up-and-go energy, drive, or ambition 0
  • noun get-up-and-go enthusiastic and energetic drive or ambition. 0

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Origin of get-up-and-go

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Get-up-and-go

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

get-up-and-go popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for get-up-and-go

noun get-up-and-go

  • force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
  • dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
  • juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
  • intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
  • initiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.

Antonyms for get-up-and-go

noun get-up-and-go

  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
  • laziness — lazy evaluation

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