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Synonyms for belly-up


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bel-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛl i

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Définition of belly-up

Origin :
  • "to swell out," 1620s, from belly (n.). Related: Bellied; bellying. Old English belgan meant "to be or become angry" (a figurative sense). A comparable Greek verb-from-noun, gastrizein, meant "to hit (someone) in the belly."
  • As in kaput : adj ruined, wrecked
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