See also: standup and stand up

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Etymology edit

Deverbal from stand up.

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stand-up (comparative more stand-up, superlative most stand-up)

  1. Honest; honorable.
    He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
  2. Upright; while standing.
    stand-up comedy
  3. Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.
    Every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
  4. (baseball, of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
    stand-up double; stand-up triple

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Noun edit

stand-up (countable and uncountable, plural stand-ups)

  1. (uncountable) A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
    Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
  2. (countable) A comedian who performs on stage.
  3. (countable) A news broadcast delivered by an announcer who is filmed standing near the scene of the event.
    • 2012, R. M. Reed, M. K. Reed, The Encyclopedia of Television, Cable, and Video, page 508:
      Reporters covet standups rather than the voiceover narration of news footage because it puts their faces on the air.
  4. (countable) A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).
    How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?
    • 2022 November 4, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Mike Isaac, “Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      Esther Crawford, a project manager, asked people to join a “standup” meeting at 9:30 p.m. in San Francisco on Thursday as some layoff notices went out.
  5. (countable) A free-standing photographic print or promotional item; a standee.

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English stand-up.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛn.dap/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndap
  • Syllabification: stan‧d-up

Noun edit

stand-up m inan

  1. (comedy) stand-up comedy

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Further reading edit

  • stand-up in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • stand-up in Polish dictionaries at PWN