woman up

verb

To begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.

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Meanings

verbwoman up (third-person singular simple present womans up, present participle womaning up or womanning up, simple past and past participle womaned up or womanned up)

present singular third person womans up · participle present womaning up · participle present womanning up · participle past womaned up · past womaned up · participle past womanned up · past womanned up

  1. intransitiveTo begin to behave responsibly, courageously, or both.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
man up

Origin

Formed after man up.

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APA

woman up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman%20up

MLA

“woman up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woman up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woman%20up.

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