person up
English edit
Etymology edit
Patterned on man up.
Verb edit
person up (third-person singular simple present persons up, present participle personing up, simple past and past participle personed up)
- (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".
- 2018, Rebecca Joseph, “Justin Trudeau’s ‘peoplekind’ remark draws ridicule in U.S. and U.K. media”, in Global News:
- At one point Tuesday, during a testy question period exchange, deputy Tory leader Lisa Raitt urged the prime minister to “person up.”