Come-uppance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Come-uppance is a noun meaning Alternative form of comeuppance.
Meaning
Alternative form of comeuppance.
Example Sentences
He preserves a deep yearning to see sinners get their come-uppance here on earth.
A generation-long sequence of mistakes, omissions and delusion was about to receive its come-uppance.
Catwoman had been threatened since 1992, when Michelle Pfeiffer purred her way into our hearts as Batman's feline come-uppance in Batman Returns.
More people would pay, wrote Deputy Minister Pokrovskii, less to satisfy the need for revenue and more as come-uppance for the past shirking that was now unacceptable.
Word Forms
- come-uppances
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include comeupance, punchup, frame-up, sendup, one-up-manship, coup-de-grace.
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