hang-up
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- noun
- /ˈhæŋˌʌp/
- Informal
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complejo
- Many students have a hang-up about speaking in front of the class.
They just, I think, don't have the hang up about the penis being there too.
- They just, I think, don't have the hang up about the penis being there too.
- And I think I, you know, I, I don't, I don't have any hang ups about sharing.
- And so the subtitle is Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits and Hang Ups.
- So I didn't have no, no second or no, no hang ups on.
Examples
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I'm just saying, let's not get hung up on fighting the fight there.
Blog text (23) -
Except he only had to worry about his hang-up once a month.
Fiction book (2002) -
Or I mentioned this in case some people still have hang ups about intelligence.
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In marketing, we are so hung up on having tools for different channels and teams.
Blog text (8) -
I know it's silly to get hung up on these kinds of things, but I do.
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So, you got a hang-up about girls, or what?
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Maybe this is just revealing my own hang-ups, but I feel that way myself.
Blog text (5) -
I'm sure each founding father had his own hang-ups, maybe some more than others.
Blog text (12) -
Doing this won't help you forget about the things you're hung up on.
Fiction book (1997) -
What is this big hang-up you've got about fidelity?
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hang-up for an emotional problem comes from the idea of being hung up on a feeling or thought, meaning 'stuck' and unable to move on. That's why a hang-up is a personal difficulty or worry that stops you behaving normally.