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Definition of man up
man up
- The action of getting prepared to fight
I told him he better Man Up if he wants to fight with me.
Last edited on Aug 01 2005. Submitted by Stacia D. from Washington, DC, USA on Aug 01 2005.
verb
- to rise to the occasion to complete a task.
Citation from Julie & Julia (2009 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Mother's Day", Modern Family (TV), Season 2 Episode 21 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on May 05 2011. Submitted by Sarah from Chicago, IL, USA on Nov 19 2002.
- to take care of one's responsibilities.
Citation from "Beyond Belief", Lie To Me (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 6 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Nov 29 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 29 2010.
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| Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis. | |
| Definitions include: of course; definitely. | |
| Definitions include: "assistant manager". | |
| Definitions include: the man who a cheating spouse sees on the side. | |
| Definitions include: clitoris. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "big man on campus". | |
| Definitions include: a person who sells fake drugs. | |
| Definitions include: a handsome man | |
| Definitions include: fuck man. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex | |
| Definitions include: a US government agent, e.g. FBI agent. | |
| Definitions include: a hired killer; "hit man". | |
| Definitions include: human feces. | |
| Definitions include: a man who is successful with women. | |
| Definitions include: a man popular with women. | |
Other terms relating to 'up': | |
| Definitions include: a warning that one or more law enforcement officers are near. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: to misbehave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant. | |
| Definitions include: to increase. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute one's share. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: 1. To be highly intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
| Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird". | |
| Definitions include: stupid. | |
| Definitions include: strange / stupid. | |
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