as in to act up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering
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Miles Berry, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
Use the small and large dicers to cut up bite-sized pieces of tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, and more veggies.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
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
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In an Instagram video shared on Sunday, the Devil Wears Prada actor, 63, cut up slices of the thick-rinded yellow fruit for his parents, Stanley Sr. and Joan Tucci.
—Miles Berry, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
Use the small and large dicers to cut up bite-sized pieces of tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, and more veggies.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
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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
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“Cut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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