SETUP
What does "SETUP" mean?
The way something is arranged, organized, or configured.
Meanings
- The arrangement or configuration of equipment, a system, or an organization. Their home-office setup had three monitors and a standing desk.
- The opening part of a joke or story that prepares for the punchline. The setup was long, but the punchline landed perfectly.
- A scheme to deceive, frame, or trap someone. He swore the whole arrest was a setup. informal
- The process of installing or preparing software or a device for use. The printer setup took only a few minutes. technical
Word origin
A compound of the verb 'set' plus 'up', written as a single noun; 'set' descends from Old English 'settan' (to cause to sit, place).
Remember it
SETUP is just 'set up' fused into a noun - you SET things UP, then live with the setup.
A little poem
Every joke and every trap is built the same dark way:
a patient, pleasant setup - then the thing you didn't say.
couplet
Wordplay
- The comedian and the con artist both relied on a good setup - one wanted you to laugh, the other wanted you to look away.
What it teaches
Punchlines and ambushes share an architecture: watch the part that asks you to relax.
Quick facts
What does SETUP mean?
The way something is arranged, organized, or configured.
Is SETUP a valid word?
Yes — SETUP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SETUP?
SETUP has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SETUP come from?
A compound of the verb 'set' plus 'up', written as a single noun; 'set' descends from Old English 'settan' (to cause to sit, place).
What can SETUP teach us?
Punchlines and ambushes share an architecture: watch the part that asks you to relax.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.