Get-up-and-go

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An enthusiastic and energetic drive or ambition. idiomatic, informal, uncountable
  2. 2
    enterprising or ambitious drive wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an enthusiastic or energetic drive or ambition. idiomatic, informal

Synonyms

All synonyms
adventuresomenessadventurousnessaggressionaggressivenessambitionambitiousness

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