# show a leg

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To wake up and get out of bed.

## Etymology
Supposedly originated in the 19th-century Royal Navy as a waking call.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/show-a-leg