shook-up

adjective

ˌshu̇k-ˈəp

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: nervously upset : agitated

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1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shook-up was in 1897

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shook-up

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ˌshu̇k-ˈəp

: nervously upset : agitated

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