cutup

[ kuht-uhp ]

/ ˈkʌtˌʌp /

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noun Informal.

a prankster or show-off.

Origin of cutup

First recorded in 1775–85; noun use of verb phrase cut up

Words nearby cutup

cutty, cutty grass, cuttyhunk, Cutty Sark, cutty stool, cutup, cut-up poem, cut-up technique, cut velvet, cutware, cutwater

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British Dictionary definitions for cutup

cut up

verb (tr, adverb)

to cut into pieces

to inflict injuries on

(usually passive) informal to affect the feelings of deeply

informal to subject to severe criticism

informal (of a driver) to overtake or pull in front of (another driver) in a dangerous manner

cut up rough British informal to become angry or bad-tempered

noun cut-up

informal, mainly US a joker or prankster

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Idioms and Phrases with cutup

cut up

Divide into smaller parts, break the continuity of, as in These meetings have cut up my whole day. [c. 1800]

Severely censure or criticize, as in The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly. [Mid-1700s]

be cut up. Be distressed or saddened, as in I was terribly cut up when she left. [Mid-1800s] Charles Dickens used this idiom in A Christmas Carol (1844): “Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event.”

Behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way, as in On the last night of camp the children usually cut up. [Late 1800s]

cut up rough. Act in a rowdy, angry, or violent way, as in After a beer or two the boys began to cut up rough. [Slang; first half of 1800s]

单词	cutup
释义	cutup [ kuht-uhp ] / ˈkʌtˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cutup ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a prankster or show-off. Origin of cutup First recorded in 1775–85; noun use of verb phrase cut up Words nearby cutup cutty, cutty grass, cuttyhunk, Cutty Sark, cutty stool, cutup, cut-up poem, cut-up technique, cut velvet, cutware, cutwater Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cutup cut up verb (tr, adverb) to cut into pieces to inflict injuries on (usually passive) informal to affect the feelings of deeply informal to subject to severe criticism informal (of a driver) to overtake or pull in front of (another driver) in a dangerous manner cut up rough British informal to become angry or bad-tempered noun cut-up informal, mainly US a joker or prankster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cutup cut up 1 Divide into smaller parts, break the continuity of, as in These meetings have cut up my whole day. [c. 1800] 2 Severely censure or criticize, as in The reviewer cut up the book mercilessly. [Mid-1700s] 3 be cut up. Be distressed or saddened, as in I was terribly cut up when she left. [Mid-1800s] Charles Dickens used this idiom in A Christmas Carol (1844): “Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event.” 4 Behave in a playful, comic, or boisterous way, as in On the last night of camp the children usually cut up. [Late 1800s] 5 cut up rough. Act in a rowdy, angry, or violent way, as in After a beer or two the boys began to cut up rough. [Slang; first half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cutup jokester, clown, trickster, jester, prankster, fool, mime, buffoon, comedian, comic, entertainer, humorist, actor, satirist, madcap, antic, harlequin, wag, joker, wit
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