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, 25 Feb. 2026

If the people who wrote the SNL Harry Potter–Heated Rivalry mash-up sketch really knew the genre, the rivals-to-lovers pairing would have been Harry and Draco, not Harry and Ron. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

Another one of my favorites, the Barebells caramel-cashew bar, tastes like a mash-up of a Twix and a Snickers. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026

This mash-up especially works as the musical develops a secondary theme, spoofing the iconography of the Broadway musical itself. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026

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