mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp 

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources

Examples of mash-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The result is a mash-up of celebrity memoir and universal coming-of-age diary — a collection that’s funny, heartbreaking, and bracingly self-aware. —Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

Now in full panic mode, Noah calls in back-up in the guise of their weird cousin Bodie (a terrific Anthony Carrigan), who’s something of an Uncle Fester-Freddy Krueger mash-up with a scary weapons collection. —Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025

Some fans thought that (plus Reynolds’ social media post) meant Deadpool would be a given to join the superhero mash-up, but Reynolds isn’t letting anything slip for now. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025

In reality, the legend is a mash-up of unrelated stories. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mash-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functions from various online sources