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gussy up
gussy up (ˈɡʌsɪ) vb (tr, adverb) , -sies, -sying or -siedslang chiefly US to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance[C20: probably from the name Gussie, diminutive of Augusta]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  gussy up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, overdress, prink, get upprimp, preen, dress, plume - dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"prank - dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"tart up - dress up in a cheap and provocative waydress, dress up - dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"enrobe - adorn with a robedizen, bedizen - dress up garishly and tastelesslydress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" |
gussy up
gussied upDressed or decorated fancifully or attractively, especially in a showy, garish, or tawdry manner. You sure got gussied up for the occasion! A tuxedo and everything! Samantha's always going around town all gussied up in those tacky dresses and cheap makeup.See also: gussied, upgussy up1. To improve one's appearance, as by wearing fancy clothing and/or make-up. In this usage, a noun, pronoun, or reflexive pronoun can be used between "gussy" and "up." Why are you all gussied up? Is your boyfriend coming to visit today? I need to gussy myself up for the big event tonight.2. To add something to something to make it fancier or more appealing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gussy" and "up." This room is so plain. How can we gussy it up for the big event?See also: upgussied upRur. dressed up fancy. All the girls got gussied up for the dance, but the guys wore their regular clothes. Mary really got gussied up. She even curled her hair.See also: gussied, upgussy someone or something upRur. to dress someone or something up; to make someone or something fancy. She gussied the kids up for the wedding. See if you can gussy up this room a little before folks get here.See also: upgussied upAlso, all gussied up. Dressed up, as in Dana loves to get all gussied up and go to a fine restaurant. The origin of this expression is not clear, though possibly it relates to the earlier use of the noun gussie (derived from a proper name) for an effeminate man. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: gussied, upgussy upv. Slang 1. To dress someone in special or fancy clothes. Used chiefly in the passive or with a reflexive: We were gussied up in ball gowns. I gussied myself up for the party.2. To add embellishing details to something in order to make it more attractive: The chef gussied up the meat loaf with a truffle sauce. The decorators gussied the room up for the ceremony.See also: upgussied up (ˈgəsid...) mod. dressed up in one’s best clothing. (Folksy.) I like to get gussied up and go out on the town. See also: gussied, upgussy up
Synonyms for gussy upverb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractiveSynonyms- attire
- deck out
- deck up
- dress up
- fancy up
- fig out
- fig up
- rig out
- tog out
- tog up
- trick out
- trick up
- overdress
- prink
- get up
Related Words- primp
- preen
- dress
- plume
- prank
- tart up
- dress up
- enrobe
- dizen
- bedizen
- get dressed
- costume
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