cutup

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noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp 

: a person who clowns or acts boisterously

cut up

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verb

cut up; cutting up; cuts 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

Synonyms of cutup

Verb

• act up
• show off
• horse around
• fool around
• clown (around)
• revel
• monkey (around)

Examples of cutup in a Sentence

Noun

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

Verb

high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Such systems also house analytics programming, sections where mock drafts are monitored to gauge external chatter about players, video libraries of film cutups, charts with testing results and more advanced metrics such as play speed. —Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

You and Ricci, the two biggest cutups in San Antonio radio. —Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026

Verb

The rediscovered statues were cut up and ready to be sold for their metal value, Nguyen said. —Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026

Chocolate Frosting For chocolate frosting, in a medium saucepan heat salted butter and unsweetened chocolate, cut up, over low until melted. —Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Rhymes for cutup

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

Kids Definition

cutup

1 of 2 noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp 

: a person who clowns or acts noisily

cut up

2 of 2 verb

ˈkət-ˈəp

: to act like a clown