get-up-and-go

noun

\ ˌget-ˌəp-ᵊn-ˈgō

How to pronounce get-up-and-go (audio)

, ˌgit-, -ᵊm-, -ᵊŋ-\

Definition of get-up-and-go

: energy, drive

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about get-up-and-go

Dictionary Entries near get-up-and-go

get up on the wrong side of the bed

get up someone's nose

get what's coming to one

Statistics for get-up-and-go

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for get-up-and-go

The first known use of get-up-and-go was in 1906

See more words from the same year

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for get-up-and-go

get-up-and-go

noun

English Language Learners Definition of get-up-and-go

informal : energy and enthusiasm

See the full definition for get-up-and-go in the English Language Learners Dictionary

Comments on get-up-and-go

What made you want to look up get-up-and-go? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

propitious

likely to have or produce good results

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Latin Quiz

Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ