cutup

1 of 2

noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp How to pronounce cutup (audio)
: a person who clowns or acts boisterously

cut up

2 of 2

verb

cut up; cutting up; cuts up

transitive verb

1
a
: to cut into parts or pieces
b
: to injure or damage by or as if by cutting : gash, slash
2
: to subject to hostile criticism : censure

intransitive verb

1
: to undergo being cut up
2
: to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown

Examples of cutup in a Sentence

Noun In school he was always a cutup, telling jokes and acting silly. Verb high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Joe Walsh gonna Joe Walsh Rock and roll has no shortage of cutups and characters in its ranks, but few are as divinely silly as Joe Walsh. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024 After accepting the job on the Plains, Freeze only had the opportunity to review cutups of each quarterbacks’ film, the good and the bad. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023 McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022 When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023 Rachel Sennott, who played the hurricane at the center of Shiva Baby and co-wrote this new movie, is the brash, horny cutup. A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023 The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022 Coach Mike McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022 Civilian Adele is a cutup, relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself. Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
Verb
Faculty and staff have been told to expect budget cuts up to 15%, likely including layoffs. The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 Now that your yard is littered with your neighbor’s avocados and mangoes is the time to forage for fresh ones to cut up and eat cold with salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 The GOP proposal – put forward in January as House Bill 1 and House Bill 6 – would cut up to 95% of recently vacant positions, Beshear said at a recent press conference. Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 29 Jan. 2024 At Dos Reales the process begins the night before when the pork and other ingredients are cut up and refrigerated overnight. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024 Lowell and his wife cut up trays of apples and oranges and waited with them until the Border Patrol arrived. Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 Sturdy, firm fruit can be cut up and even combined at least a day in advance, but leave soft fruits that may also bleed color (berries, peaches, etc.) for last-minute prep and assembly. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024 The catamaran cuts up the Kona coast past striking black-sand beaches made by lava boulders that have been ground down by the waves over the past 150 years. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024 Have your 3-year-old cut up drinking straws, which make a satisfying snap when the scissors break through. Nicole Harris, Parents, 3 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutup was in 1580

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Cite this Entry

“Cutup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutup. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cutup

1 of 2 noun
cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp How to pronounce cutup (audio)
: a person who clowns or acts noisily

cut up

2 of 2 verb
ˈkət-ˈəp
: to act like a clown
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