standup

Solo comedy performance

Standup has several meanings united by the idea of standing upright or facing something directly.

A standup comic performs alone before an audience, delivering jokes without props or partners: She's been doing standup for ten years.

As an adjective, standup describes someone reliable and honorable—a standup guy won't betray you.

A standup meeting is held with participants standing, typically brief.

In software development, a daily standup is a short team check-in.

Something standup is designed to be used while standing: a standup desk, a standup paddleboard.

comedy

comedian

Professional humor performer

set · jokes · improv · audience · laughter · club · monologue · one-liners · open mic · headliner

character

honorable

Having high moral standards

dependable · honest · upright · solid · respectable · loyal · principled · integrity

agile

scrum

Contested pack restart

  • sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
  • kanbanVisual workflow signal card
  • syncCoordinate timing or data

blockers · status update · timebox · check-in · retrospective · backlog · velocity · burndown · product owner · cross-functional

upright

erect

Vertical in position

straight · tall · raised · elevated · unbowed

Categories
Opposites
comedy format

standupsketch comedy

Short comic performances

improv · improvisation · ensemble comedy · sitcom · comedic acting

moral character

standupdishonorable

Lacking integrity or ethics

unreliable · untrustworthy · shady · sleazy · cowardly

physical posture/format

standupsit-down

Served while seated

sitdown · seated · lying down · reclined · reclining

Phrases
Family

stand, standing, understand, understanding, outstanding, withstand, misunderstand, misunderstanding, stand-up

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G