Definition of a made up word

Used in the North of England particularly Liverpool and Merseyside, meaning delighted, happy about something, over the moon!

Though it can also be used as a sarcastic retort.

«When i found out i’d got the job, I was made up!» Or «her face lit up when she opened her present, you could tell she was really made up with it.»

The sarcastic retort usage of the term, would be something like, when someone was jealous of someone. The person might say: «Hey i got a date with that fella! and you would reply, «I’m made up for ya!» (when really you were no such thing)

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Made-up Pathologism is the idea about make mental illnesses only with political, social and / or scientific interests and goals, mainly focused on criminalize certain social or political group, mainly related to minorities and religious-spiritual ones.

Made-up Pathologism is advocated by so many psychologists and psychiatrists even nowadays, things such as homosexualism, transexualism, LGBT as mental illness and majority of the things considered as delusions are examples of made-up pathologies

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • made up

Adjective[edit]

made-up (comparative more made-up, superlative most made-up)

  1. Invented or fabricated.
    He told me a made-up version of the events, but I demanded the truth.
  2. Changed by the application of cosmetics; wearing make-up.
    a freshly made-up clown
    • 2021 February 6, The Courier-Mail, page 4, column 1:

      A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles.

  3. Arranged or put together.
    The newly made-up front page had to be changed as the last-minute news arrived.
  4. (Britain, regional) Delighted, pleased, thrilled.
    I was made up when the local team won.

[edit]

  • make up

Translations[edit]

changed by cosmetics

  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
  • Finnish: ehostettu (fi), meikattu (fi)
  • Hebrew: מאופר(meupar)
  • Italian: truccato (it) m
  • Spanish: maquillado (es)
  • Swedish: sminkad (sv)
  • Tagalog: inayos

Anagrams[edit]

  • paumed, upmade
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

ˈmade-ˈup, 
adj. 

  1. fabricated;
    concocted:a made-up story.
  2. Clothing wearing facial makeup:[usually: be + ~]She was heavily made-up.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

made-up 
(mādup),USA pronunciation adj. 

  1. concocted;
    falsely fabricated or invented:a made-up story.
  2. Clothingbeing in makeup;
    wearing facial cosmetics.
  3. put together;
    finished.
  • 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

made-up adj

  1. invented; fictional
  2. wearing make-up
  3. put together; assembled
  4. (of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc

made-up‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

2

: marked by the use of makeup

3

: fancifully conceived or falsely devised

Synonyms

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of made-up was
in 1725

Dictionary Entries Near made-up

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“Made-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/made-up. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.

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made-up word


На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.


На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.


That is a made-up word, invented for political purposes.



На мой взгляд, это — ложь, придуманная в политических целях.


It’s a made-up word used to trick students.


Okay, that’s also a made-up word.


To me it’s just a made-up word.



Но для меня это — просто слово.


To me it’s just a made-up word.


I’m assuming that’s a made-up word.


Then the volunteers were made to listen to a made-up word, over and over again.


Then the volunteers were made to listen to a made-up word, over and over again.


If you have a creative streak, you can use a made-up word as your domain name.


That’s a made-up word, people!


For the sake of accuracy and simplicity I will use a made-up word: «IS-BE».


To ensure his mind was a completely blank slate to begin with, he invented the «nonsense syllable» — a made-up word of random letters, such as «kag» or «slans» — and set to work memorizing thousands of them.



Чтобы обеспечить своему сознанию совершенно чистый лист, с которого начать, он изобрел «бессмысленные слоги» — выдуманные слова из случайных букв, вроде «каг» или «сланс» — и принялся запоминать тысячи их.


Mired is a made-up word from micro reciprocal degrees — it is pronounced ‘my-red’.



Это слово является сокращением от «micro-reciprocal degree» (микрообратный градус); произносится в два слога: my-red (май-ред).


At school, if he’s using a made-up word, the teacher will ask him to draw a picture of the meaning — to help her understand what he’s saying.



В школе, если он называет что-то собственным словом, то учительница просит его нарисовать, что он имеет в виду — это помогает ей понять, о чем он говорит.


So you think it’s just a made-up word?


POSDCORB is, of course, a made-up word designed to call attention to the various functional elements of the work of a chief executive because «administration» and «management» have lost all specific content.



POSDCORB — это конечно же аббревиатура, которая составлена чтобы привлечь внимание к различным функциональным элементам деятельности руководителя, так как понятия «администрирование» и «менеджмент» потеряли свой конкретный смысл.


Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words «CANadian Oil Low Acid».



Канола — это не название растения, а сокращение выражения «канадское масло».

Ничего не найдено для этого значения.

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made-up

(mād′ŭp′)

adj.

1. Having been fabricated; invented: a made-up story.

2. Changed or adorned by the application of cosmetics or makeup: a made-up actor.

3.

a. Complete; finished: a made-up package.

b. Put together; arranged: a made-up page of type.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

made-up

adj

1. invented; fictional: a made-up story.

2. wearing make-up: a well made-up woman.

3. put together; assembled

4. (Civil Engineering) (of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

made′-up′

adj.

1. falsely fabricated; concocted: a made-up story.

2. wearing facial makeup.

3. put together; finished.

[1600–10]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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made-up

adjective

2. false, invented, imaginary, fictional, untrue, mythical, unreal, fabricated, make-believe, trumped-up, specious It looks like a made-up word to me.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

made-up

adjective

1. Consisting or suggestive of fiction:

2. Being fictitious and not real, as a name:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

made-up

[ˈmeɪdˈʌp] ADJ

3. (= ready-made) [mixture, solution] → preparado

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

made-up

adj

(= invented) story, name, word, charactererfunden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

made-up

[ˌmeɪdˈʌp] adj (story) → inventato/a; (face, person, eyes) → truccato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

  • Defenition of the word made-up

    • Consisting of a lie.
    • formed by fitting or joining components together
    • formed or conceived by the imagination; «a fabricated excuse for his absence»; «a fancied wrong»; «a fictional character»; «used fictitious names»; «a made-up story»
    • marked by the use of makeup; «heavily made-up eyes»
    • (British) having been paved
    • having been paved

Synonyms for the word made-up

    • assembled
    • built
    • fabricated
    • fancied
    • fictional
    • fictitious
    • invented

Similar words in the made-up

    • collective
    • painted
    • paved
    • unreal

See other words

    • What is by all accounts
    • The definition of it would seem
    • The interpretation of the word theorized
    • What is meant by theorizes
    • The lexical meaning allegedly
    • The dictionary meaning of the word infers
    • The grammatical meaning of the word inferring
    • Meaning of the word infernos
    • Literal and figurative meaning of the word inferred
    • The origin of the word rumored
    • Synonym for the word theoretical
    • Antonyms for the word implied
    • Homonyms for the word hypothesizes
    • Hyponyms for the word hypothesized
    • Holonyms for the word unwritten
    • Hypernyms for the word unarticulated
    • Proverbs and sayings for the word tacitus
    • Translation of the word in other languages taciturnity

составлять, составить, компенсировать, возместить, наверстывать, помириться

прилагательное

- искусственный; вымышленный
- выдуманный; вымышленный, придуманный
- готовый (об одежде)
- театр. загримированный; с густым слоем краски на лице
- составной, сборный
- уст. законченный, завершенный
- твердый, решительный (о характере)

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Словосочетания

a poem made up of six couplets — стихотворение, которое состоит из шести куплетов  
a polyglot community made up of many cultures — многоязычное сообщество, состоящее из множества культур  
customers’ own material made up — пошив из материала заказчика  
at last he made up his mind to do it — наконец-то он собрался сделать это  
to be made up of several factions — состоять из нескольких фракций  
we’ve kissed and made up — мы поцеловались и помирились  
he was made up to look the part — его загримировали как требовалось для роли  
be made up of — состоять из; слагаться  
be made up — компенсироваться; складываться; слагаться  
made up at — составивший в сумме  
parcel was neatly made up — посылка была аккуратно упакована  
mind made up — принять решение; решить  

Примеры с переводом

We have made up our minds.

Мы приняли решение.

He made up his mind suddenly.

Внезапно он решился.

The book is made up of 20 chapters.

Книга состоит из двадцати глав.

Save your breath. She’s already made up her mind.

Не спорьте. Она уже приняла решение.

Nick made up a song about them.

Ник написал песни о них.

He had made up his mind to the event.

Он настроился на это дело.

No more argument. My mind is made up.

Хватит спорить, я уже всё решил.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

She made up an alibi for why she missed the meeting.

Jim and Tina made up a foursome with Jean and Bruce.

…a panel made up of notable authorities on the virus…

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Англо-русские и русско-английские словари и энциклопедии. English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries and translations

Англо-русский перевод MADE UP

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmeɪdʌp ]

прил.

1) уст. законченный, завершенный

Syn:

consummate , accomplished

2)

а) искусственный

Syn:

artificial , false

б) выдуманный; вымышленный, придуманный

Syn:

made-up , fabricated

3) твердый, решительный ( о характере человека )

He is of made-up minds. — Он упрямый человек.

Syn:

resolved , decided

4) готовый ( об одежде )

made-up tie — галстук с завязанным узлом; галстук-бабочка

5) театр. загримированный; с густым слоем краски на лице


English-Russian dictionary of general lexicon.

     Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике.
2005

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