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stand-up

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˈstænd.ʌp/

Definition

describes comedy performed by a single person telling jokes: stand-up comedy a stand-up comedianHumour and humorous
(Definition of stand-up adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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