getup
Valid in Scrabble
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- 11
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Definition of getup
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US, informal)Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
“When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of get–up that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision.”
“The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.”
“Oh, I forgot. She had on a get-up that took the attention of anyone that saw her, even in that crazy mob. The better to cut the wind, she had shortened sail and wore a short skirt, black tights, and a skullcap.”
“[A] parade of costumed cadets trots by: a shark costume, an Uncle Sam getup and three young men in form-fitting bodysuits.”
“They wore jorts and crop tops; or strappy, S&M-influenced getups; or pajamas emblazoned with cartoons.”
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noun
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(US, informal)Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
“When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of get–up that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision.”
“The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.”
“Oh, I forgot. She had on a get-up that took the attention of anyone that saw her, even in that crazy mob. The better to cut the wind, she had shortened sail and wore a short skirt, black tights, and a skullcap.”
“[A] parade of costumed cadets trots by: a shark costume, an Uncle Sam getup and three young men in form-fitting bodysuits.”
“They wore jorts and crop tops; or strappy, S&M-influenced getups; or pajamas emblazoned with cartoons.”
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(informal)A fight or altercation.
“"A bully. Picked on fellows. He loved to fight. But I never saw him in a getup with a fellow his own size."”
- Layout and production style, as of a magazine.
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of get-up-and-go.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From get + up.
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