fit-upn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪtʌp/, U.S.

/ˈfɪdəp/

Etymology: < verbal phrase to fit up (see fit v.¹ 11d).

Theatrical slang.

A stage or other theatrical accessory that can be fitted up for the occasion. Hence (in full fit-up company), a travelling theatrical company which carries makeshift scenery and properties that can be fitted up for the occasion.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > that can be fitted up

fit-up1864

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > company of actors > types of company

commonwealth1811

fit-up1864

stock company1864

repertory company1885

road company1885

stock1916

playshop1926

repertory1933

theatre workshop1945

rep1959

1864 J. G. Bertram Glimpses Real Life xxxiv. 333 The theatre was what is called ‘a fit-up’, erected in the large room at..a small hotel of the town.

1883 Referee 22 July 7/3 The ‘fit-up towns’..are the towns which do not boast a theatre, [etc.].

1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage v He had been a member of a fit-up company that travelled with a complete Shaksperian répertoire and four set scenes.

1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage xvii However, I never did join a booth... The nearest I approached to anything of the kind was this fit-up.

1899 Daily News 18 July 3/6 St. George's-hall..is a much more suitable place for operatic representation than the ‘fit-up’ in the Royal Academy concert room.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 10/1 His early, struggling, happy days with his father when they took the road with a little fit-up show. ‘Fit-up, indeed!’ he used to say with a laugh; ‘why, our whole fit-up went into a couple of brown-paper parcels!’

1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz vi. 135 He spent a long time playing in fit-up shows, with a speaking part thrown in gratis.

1957 J. Osborne Entertainer x. 75 I was..on the Irish fit-ups.

1970 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 12 Today there are some 40 off-Broadway houses. You might add another 40 off-off-Broadway clubs and fit-ups.

Draft additions September 2006

British slang. An instance of deliberately incriminating a person by means of falsified evidence; = frame-up n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [noun] > a charge, accusation, or allegation > false charge > against innocent person

frame-up1899

fit-up1970

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard ii. 75 The ensuing stigma from any hint of a fit-up could be damaging.

1982 Observer 15 Aug. 22/5 A policeman may justify a fit-up by saying that the ‘villain’, or professional criminal, had been ‘overdue’.

1985 Times 6 June 3/2 Both defendants had maintained that there had been ‘a fit up, and a deliberate one’.

2000 Big Issue 17 July 12/3 However, within a year he had been found guilty of murder, in what many felt was a fit-up, and sentenced to death.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fit-up
释义	fit-upn. Brit. /ˈfɪtʌp/, U.S. /ˈfɪdəp/ Etymology: < verbal phrase to fit up (see fit v.¹ 11d). Theatrical slang. A stage or other theatrical accessory that can be fitted up for the occasion. Hence (in full fit-up company), a travelling theatrical company which carries makeshift scenery and properties that can be fitted up for the occasion. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > that can be fitted up fit-up1864 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > company of actors > types of company commonwealth1811 fit-up1864 stock company1864 repertory company1885 road company1885 stock1916 playshop1926 repertory1933 theatre workshop1945 rep1959 1864 J. G. Bertram Glimpses Real Life xxxiv. 333 The theatre was what is called ‘a fit-up’, erected in the large room at..a small hotel of the town. 1883 Referee 22 July 7/3 The ‘fit-up towns’..are the towns which do not boast a theatre, [etc.]. 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage v He had been a member of a fit-up company that travelled with a complete Shaksperian répertoire and four set scenes. 1885 J. K. Jerome On Stage xvii However, I never did join a booth... The nearest I approached to anything of the kind was this fit-up. 1899 Daily News 18 July 3/6 St. George's-hall..is a much more suitable place for operatic representation than the ‘fit-up’ in the Royal Academy concert room. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 4 Nov. 10/1 His early, struggling, happy days with his father when they took the road with a little fit-up show. ‘Fit-up, indeed!’ he used to say with a laugh; ‘why, our whole fit-up went into a couple of brown-paper parcels!’ 1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz vi. 135 He spent a long time playing in fit-up shows, with a speaking part thrown in gratis. 1957 J. Osborne Entertainer x. 75 I was..on the Irish fit-ups. 1970 Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 12 Today there are some 40 off-Broadway houses. You might add another 40 off-off-Broadway clubs and fit-ups. Draft additions September 2006 British slang. An instance of deliberately incriminating a person by means of falsified evidence; = frame-up n. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [noun] > a charge, accusation, or allegation > false charge > against innocent person frame-up1899 fit-up1970 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard ii. 75 The ensuing stigma from any hint of a fit-up could be damaging. 1982 Observer 15 Aug. 22/5 A policeman may justify a fit-up by saying that the ‘villain’, or professional criminal, had been ‘overdue’. 1985 Times 6 June 3/2 Both defendants had maintained that there had been ‘a fit up, and a deliberate one’. 2000 Big Issue 17 July 12/3 However, within a year he had been found guilty of murder, in what many felt was a fit-up, and sentenced to death. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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