show-up

See also: show up and showup

English

Etymology

Deverbal from show up. (showing of a suspect): Compare lineup.

Noun

show-up (plural show-ups)

  1. (law enforcement) The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
  2. At Eton College, a reward for good schoolwork (which is shown to one's housemaster and tutor and signed).
    Antonym: rip
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