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put-up⋅on

[poot-uh-pon, -pawn]
–adjective
imposed upon; ill-used.

Origin:
1915–20
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adjective
of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: exploited
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