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Meaning of stand up




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stand up
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It is not Spanish, and in English stand up (stándap) translates as "standing, raised, standing". In our language it is used only to name an artistic show where a stage actor but makes a monologue standing on stage. It was originally called stand up comedy, but today it is over-understood that it is an act of comedy.

  




John Rene Plaut

STAND UP , imperative form of the verb TO STAND UP stand. It is apocope and part of the expression STAND UP COMEDY, which refers to a very fashionable humorous show where, as its name says, the comedian or comedian is permanently standing on stage, in front of the auditorium.

  



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