beat-up

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beat-up

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Deverbal from beat up.

adjective more beat-up · most beat-up

informal, of an object Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair

noun beat-ups

Australia, New Zealand An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media. 2009, Natasha Robinson, 'James Packer book outrage a beat-up, says Paul Barry', The Australian, Business section “It has been suggested that this is a vicious book, a poisonous book, that it's a disgrace to have written it,” Mr Barry said at today's book launch. “That's a total beat-up."

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@misc{beat_up_2026,
  title = {beat-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beat-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}