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

This mash-up of two all-time favorite recipes is so creative and delicious that people will gobble them up. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025

The team-up with the metalcore singer brings to mind the vibe and energy of the classic 1993 nu-metal-meets-hip-hop mash-up soundtrack to Judgement Night, which paired such seeming odd fellows as Biohazard and Onyx, Slayer and Ice-T and Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025

As the name suggests, the latest mash-up fuses the Air Jordan 40 with the Air Jordan 14, Jordan’s fourteenth signature model which was originally released in 1998. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025

Beyond the Buzzwords The promise of this technological mash-up is being explored across sectors. —K.h. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 15 Dec. 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