person up

English

Etymology

By analogy with man up.

Verb

person up (third-person singular simple present persons up, present participle personing up, simple past and past participle personed up)

  1. (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".
    • 2018 February 6, Rebecca Joseph, “Justin Trudeau’s ‘peoplekind’ remark draws ridicule in U.S. and U.K. media”, in Global News‎[1], archived from the original on 17 May 2025:
      At one point Tuesday, during a testy question period exchange, deputy Tory leader Lisa Raitt urged the prime minister to “person up.”

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