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