Definition of "standup" [standup]

• Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. (adjective)
• Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. (adjective)
• Of or designating a performer who stands alone on a stage, as in a nightclub, and delivers a comic monologue. (adjective)
• Slang Courageous and steadfast: a standup guy. (adjective)
• Standup comedy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It's ironic that Apple's stand-in standup is the straight man to Hodgeman -- the PC as bumbling Lou Costello."
• "If the standup is some-more protracted, Mitrione has the good possibility of catching him with the punch as good as putting him down."
• "Hugh Hughes also goes in – standup style – for ruffling his audience."