Liliputin-5865

I wish somebody would give me some head-ups about guillotine ... "
King of France Louis XVI

Liliputins. What, the heck, is this?
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heads-up
1 of 3
noun

Synonyms of heads-up
: a message that alerts or prepares : warning
gave him a heads-up that an investigation was pending
heads-up

2 of 3
adjective
: showing or requiring keen awareness and swift action
heads-up football
a heads-up player
Alex Rodriguez's heads-up play helped give Seattle the upper hand in a 3-2 victory Saturday against Baltimore.
—Chuck Johnson
heads up

3 of 3
interjection
—used as a warning to look out for danger especially overhead or to clear a passageway

Synonyms
Noun

admonishment
admonition
alarm
alarum
alert
caution
forewarning
notice
warning
Examples of heads-up in a Sentence
Noun
thanks for the heads-up about the upcoming visit from the corporate big shots

Noun
Just a heads-up, though, stuff sells out super-fast, so overthinking is not your friend here.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
So consider this just a heads-up for anyone who feels otherwise and has stuck with the show despite it all.
—Nina Metz, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Adjective
Just a heads-up - Midjourney's AI can now do hands correctly.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2023
Or [expect that employees will] give me a heads-up.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 8 Mar. 2023
Word History
First Known Use
Noun

1977, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1913, in the meaning defined above

Interjection

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of heads-up was in 1913
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