standup

or stand-up (stănd'ŭp')
adj.

1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar.
2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar.
3. Of or designating a performer who stands alone on a stage, as in a nightclub, and delivers a comic monologue.
4. Slang. Courageous and steadfast: a standup guy.

n.
Standup comedy.

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1.  Remain valid, sound, or durable, as in His claim will not stand up in court, or Our old car stood up well over time. [Mid-1900s]
2.  Fail to keep a date or appointment with, as in Al stood her up twice in the past week, and that will be the end of their relationship. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see stand up for; stand up to; stand up with.

noun
noun, US

A police identification parade. (1935 —) .
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Jackson was brought to City Hall last night to take a look at Norman in a police standup, but he could not positively identify the prisoner (1949).

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For a list of words related to stand-up, see:

• Theatrical Forms and Venues - stand-up: (adj) designating comedy in form of monologue delivered while standing alone before audience
• Broadcast Journalism - stand-up: portion of news broadcast in which standing reporter faces camera and delivers report

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opstående, stående, stand-up
n. - stand-up

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    stand-up comedy

Français (French)
adj. - comique, debout, en règle
n. - one-man-show comique

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    one-man-show comique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stehend, Steh...
n. - Stegreif(komiker)

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    Aufführung, bei der man vor dem Publikum steht und Witze erzählt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ορθόστητος, κατακόρυφος, όρθιος, (καθομ.) γλαφυρός ή παραστατικός αφηγητής ανέκδοτων

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    νούμερο δύο κωμικών

Italiano (Italian)
in piedi, accanito

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    monologo di commedia

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - em pé

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    um cômico sozinho diante de platéia ao vivo

Русский (Russian)
прочность, стенд, закуска стоя, стоячий

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    эстрадное представление (вечер юмора)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - que se hace o toma de pie, derecho, relativo al comediante que cuenta chistes en un escenario, relativo a una pelea o discusión violenta
n. - comediante que cuenta chistes en un escenario, pelea o discusión violenta, espectáculo realizado por un comediante que cuenta chistes en el escenario

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    espectáculo realizado por un comediante que cuenta chistes en un escenario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - på stående fot, stand-up

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
站立的, 衣领挺的, 直立的, 独角滑稽秀

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    独角滑稽秀, 单口相声表演, 脱口秀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 站立的, 衣領挺的, 直立的
n. - 獨角滑稽秀

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    獨角滑稽秀, 單口相聲表演, 脫口秀

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 서 있는, 선 채로 하는, 정정당당한
n. - (버팀목 등으로) 서있게 된 물건, 바람 맞히기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 真っすぐ立っている, 立ちながらの, 立っている, 立ったままの, 正々堂々とした

idioms:

• stand-up comedy    独演コメディ

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זקוף, עומד, נעשה בעמידה, פראי, אלים, חריף‬
n. - ‮מצחיקן העומד לפני קהל ומספר בדיחות, בדחן, סטנדאפיסט‬

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