cutup

noun cut·up \ ˈkət-ˌəp \

Definition of cutup

:a person who clowns or acts boisterously

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In school he was always a cutup, telling jokes and acting silly.

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Place the first three cutup potatoes in a layer in a big bowl, then layer about a third of the onions, peppers and Chinese celery on top.

— bethany jean clement, The Seattle Times, "Riz Rollins’ most excellent potato salad," 16 Aug. 2017
Lochte is as spontaneous as Phelps is serious, coming across as the cutup to Phelps’s cutthroat competitor.

— karen crouse, New York Times, "For the Spotlight? Ryan Lochte Was Ready to Do Anything," 18 Aug. 2016

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First Known Use of cutup

1843

cut up

verb

Definition of cut up

transitive verb

1 a :to cut into parts or pieces

b :to injure or damage by or as if by cutting :gash, slash

2 :to subject to hostile criticism :censure

intransitive verb

1 :to undergo being cut up

2 :to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner :clown

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high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering

First Known Use of cut up

1580

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Synonyms

act up, clown (around), fool around, horse around, hotdog, monkey (around), showboat, show off, skylark

Related Words

carry on, misbehave; roughhouse; caper, cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, rollick, romp; carouse, maffick, revel, roar, wassail

CUTUP Defined for English Language Learners

cutup

noun

Definition of cutup for English Language Learners

: a person who behaves in a silly way and tries to make other people laugh

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cutup

noun cut·up \ ˈkət-ˌəp \

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:a person who behaves in a silly way and tries to make other people laugh

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