get-up-and-go

noun

ˌget-ˌəp-ᵊn-ˈgō 

ˌgit-, 

-ᵊm-, 

-ᵊŋ-

: energy, drive

Synonyms of get-up-and-go

• vigor
• energy
• pep

Examples of get-up-and-go in a Sentence

even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go

Recent Examples on the Web

This combination is plenty of power and get-up-and-go for most consumers, a combination that has greatly expanded its consumer demographic. — Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026

In total, the hybrid system generates 404 horsepower; that’s plenty of get-up-and-go. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026

The longer the dormancy, the more get-up-and-go the gas pedal has. — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026

Thus the coffee gods created a world of more discerning (some might say finicky) coffee connoisseurs, one where people now pay $5, $6 and more for a cup of liquid get-up-and-go. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

In 2021, Charles, admiring Marchetti’s get-up-and-go, invited him to chair his fashion task force. — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

One of the ironies of the Thatcher era was that a lot of the oppositional counterculture ranged against her could be seen as a kind of ideal application of her own small-business dream: cottage industry get-up-and-go! — Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

Ortega will rely on the get-up-and-go that has guided him to this point. — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

For those who like things to be a bit more get-up-and-go, there's the chance to climb aboard a Mini Moke – a small but heavy-duty open-top vehicle – to tour the island. — Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for get-up-and-go

• adagio
• altiplano
• arapaho
• arapahoe
• fortissimo
• manifesto
• minangkabau
• oregano
• ostinato
• pistachio
• politico
• portfolio