Stand Up

When one is disregarding their own self worth/general safety in pursuit of someone or something they believe to be better.

Candice: He read my message 5 minutes ago. He’s probably writing me back a long love message!!

Gwinn: Candice please stand up! That man don’t want you

by Minimarsailles October 22, 2022

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stand up/stood up

Normally pertaining to romance, dates, and drama.

1. /STAND UP/ verb, when a person performs the action of ignoring plans to meet with another person that they previously agreed to.

2. /STOOD UP/ verb, ad-verb, the past tense of stand up, normally used to describe the person being ignored.

Stand up/stood up
1. A: hey, you gonna go on that date with jim?
B: nah, I'll probably just stand him up.

2. A: why do you look so down?
B: I got Stood up last night. (Got being the main verb and stood up being the adverb)

by Joe-mah-moe November 14, 2023

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stand-up routine

Da bread-and-butter procedure of scheduling a comedy act but then never showing up.

If Billy Joel's "old friend" is performing comedy for Los Angeles audiences, let's hope dat he actually appears on stage when he's scheduled to, rather than habitually "giving them da stand-up routine".

by QuacksO May 7, 2025

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Stand Up

When a person is so down bad for someone that they’re weak in the knees and have no strength to stand up on their own and move on.

Cassie needs to stand up. Ain’t no way I’d ruin my life for Nate Jacobs.

by Yamama1010 February 15, 2022

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Stand Up

(v) Used to refer to someone doing something well, similar to words like "ate" or "slayed." It comes from the idea of standing up to receive applause, or standing ovation.

Girl 1: You look so cute today; stand up queen!
Girl 2: Oh my God, thank you!

by Marie Aseem January 10, 2025

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