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stand-up
adjective- loyal to the end, devoted and dependable US Perhaps from boxing, where a stand-up fight was one in which the fighters stood up to each without flinching or evasion. The ultimate praise in the world of organised crime.
- I need some help, I helped you. Are you a standup guy or not. — George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Doyle, p. 100, 1971
- They gonna need distributors with brains and with heart–stand-up motherfuckers. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 21, 1975
- Tommy always was a stand-up guy. — Raging Bull, 1980
- But Tommy’s being a real stand-up guy. — Gerald Petievich, Money Men, p. 57, 1981
- Placido and Pino Salvaggio. They are stand-up. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Glory, p. 79, 1988
- What happened to you, man? I remember you used to be a stand-up kind of guy. — Mallrats, 1995
- He won’t talk. Stone is a good kid. Stand-up guy, just like his old man. — Casino, 1995
- solid; pure US
- I knew where I could cop a stand up twenty if he wanted it. — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 123, 1973
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