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1-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwʌn ʌp/
• /wɒn ʌp/ (UK)

Etymology

"Extra life" sense borrowed from Japanese 1UP(ワンアップ) (wan'appu) and perhaps popularized by Super Mario Bros. (1985); but the term existed earlier in multi-player pinball and other arcade games in the 1960s, where "1Up" and "2Up" were used as flashing notifications to indicate who would play next (or who was "up" next in order). See https://www.inverse.com/gaming/1up-meaning-origin-definition-gaming.

Meanings

1. An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try.
2. In a game with multiple players, an indicator or identifier of player 1.
   • Before any player registers points, the PAC-MAN scoring table displays in white "1 UP" and "2 UP" where the scores will appear. 1982, Harlington Wood, Jr., Atari v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., 672 F.2d 607, n. 2 (7th Cir. 1982)
   • This is the players turn (1-up or 2-up) 1998, Sega Genesis, Frogger 1998 - Walkthrough:

Forms

Deriveds

2-up

Translations (7)

ja ワンアップ (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · is aukalíf (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · ko 1UP (1-eop) (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · de 1-Up (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · sv extraliv (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · ja 1UP (wan appu) (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try) · ko 원 업 (An item that grants the player an extra life in the game, staving off game over by one more try)