get-up-and-gon.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɡɛtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɡɛdəpənˈɡoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– get-up-and-go, 1900s– git-up-and-go.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to get up and go at get v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to get up and go at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier get-up n. 2, get-up-and-get n., get-up-and-get adj.

colloquial (originally U.S.).

A. n.

Inclination to get up and be active; energy, enterprise, determination.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise

undertakingc1400

enterprisec1450

energy1793

dynamism1831

go-aheadism1838

get-up1841

go-ahead1843

go-aheadness1847

drive1859

get-up-and-get1865

get-up-and-go1871

get-there-ativeness1883

push-and-go1885

hustle1892

go-getting1919

go-gettingness1928

dynamicism1947

go-go-go1954

1871 Ann. Rep. Indiana State Hort. Soc. 50 Friend Monninger has more of the ‘get up and go’ about him than any man we ever met, big or little.

1907 N. Munro Daft Days xvi. 142 I wish to goodness folk here had a little git-up-and-go to them!

1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 123 It's a pleasure to talk with a man with some get-up and go.

1962 Punch 11 Apr. 573/2 Tortoises are not easy to race because they are devoid of get-up-and-go.

1989 National Geographic Mar. 264/1 (advt.) You're suffering from a personal energy shortage. You know, no pep, not get-up-and-go, no spunk.

B. adj.

That inclines a person to get up and be active; stimulating; enterprising. Also: (of a person) characterized by get-up-and-go; energetic, active.

ΚΠ

1892 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Sept. 825/2 A splendid type of the ‘get up and go’ American.

1894 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Feb. 151/1 It was superb through and through, and a splendid illustration of its proprietor's snap, get up and go qualities.

1906 Sales promotion (Book-Keeper Publishing Co., Ttd.) x. 88 The ‘get up and go’ salesman has plenty of time in which he may make new customers.

1982 D. Francis Banker i. 97 Caffeine..is a get-up-and-go stimulant.

1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Review section) 7/6 He thinks we are too obsessed with tradition.., that we still lack the get-up-and-go qualities of Americans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	get-up-and-go
释义	get-up-and-gon.adj. Brit. /ˌɡɛtʌp(ə)n(d)ˈɡəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɡɛdəpənˈɡoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– get-up-and-go, 1900s– git-up-and-go. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to get up and go at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to get up and go at get v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare earlier get-up n. 2, get-up-and-get n., get-up-and-get adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). A. n. Inclination to get up and be active; energy, enterprise, determination. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise undertakingc1400 enterprisec1450 energy1793 dynamism1831 go-aheadism1838 get-up1841 go-ahead1843 go-aheadness1847 drive1859 get-up-and-get1865 get-up-and-go1871 get-there-ativeness1883 push-and-go1885 hustle1892 go-getting1919 go-gettingness1928 dynamicism1947 go-go-go1954 1871 Ann. Rep. Indiana State Hort. Soc. 50 Friend Monninger has more of the ‘get up and go’ about him than any man we ever met, big or little. 1907 N. Munro Daft Days xvi. 142 I wish to goodness folk here had a little git-up-and-go to them! 1947 J. Steinbeck Wayward Bus 123 It's a pleasure to talk with a man with some get-up and go. 1962 Punch 11 Apr. 573/2 Tortoises are not easy to race because they are devoid of get-up-and-go. 1989 National Geographic Mar. 264/1 (advt.) You're suffering from a personal energy shortage. You know, no pep, not get-up-and-go, no spunk. B. adj. That inclines a person to get up and be active; stimulating; enterprising. Also: (of a person) characterized by get-up-and-go; energetic, active. ΚΠ 1892 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Sept. 825/2 A splendid type of the ‘get up and go’ American. 1894 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. Feb. 151/1 It was superb through and through, and a splendid illustration of its proprietor's snap, get up and go qualities. 1906 Sales promotion (Book-Keeper Publishing Co., Ttd.) x. 88 The ‘get up and go’ salesman has plenty of time in which he may make new customers. 1982 D. Francis Banker i. 97 Caffeine..is a get-up-and-go stimulant. 1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Review section) 7/6 He thinks we are too obsessed with tradition.., that we still lack the get-up-and-go qualities of Americans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1871
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