cut up; cutting up; cuts up
2
: to subject to hostile criticism : censure
1
: to undergo being cut up
2
: to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown
Synonyms
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
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
After accepting the job on the Plains, Freeze only had the opportunity to review cutups of each quarterbacks’ film, the good and the bad.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023
McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
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
The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
Coach Mike McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
Civilian Adele is a cutup, relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
Moore also said that cutting up the steel beams and moving them could cause other debris to shift in unexpected ways, complicating the effort.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind Worm composting systems require extra care, including cutting up scraps into small pieces and rotating each bin.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
Juszczyk began creating game-day outfits, cutting up her husband’s old T-shirts, No. 44 jerseys and other 49ers merchandise and fashioning these items into stylish garments that go beyond the usual T-shirts, jerseys, hoodies and jackets that are sold in stadium stores.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Berries or even bananas, which tend to go brown when cut up and stirred into something at room temperature, are other possibilities.
—Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, Victoria Beckham shared a video of her husband, 48, cutting up cucumbers into hearts for their daughter Harper Seven.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
At the heart of all of our structures lies the Earth itself, cut up into pieces mined from vast quarries, broken down into smaller pieces, transported, assembled and eventually, demolished.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
Noun
Joe Walsh gonna Joe Walsh Rock and roll has no shortage of cutups and characters in its ranks, but few are as divinely silly as Joe Walsh.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
After accepting the job on the Plains, Freeze only had the opportunity to review cutups of each quarterbacks’ film, the good and the bad.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 9 Apr. 2023
McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
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
The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
Coach Mike McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
Civilian Adele is a cutup, relentlessly self-effacing, and always taking the piss out of herself.
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2021
Verb
It was believed to have been cut up into knife handles and gone forever.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
Members of staff from all over this large, wide-ranging vocational college have trooped down to meet the girl who wanted to learn about cutting up animals.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
Moore also said that cutting up the steel beams and moving them could cause other debris to shift in unexpected ways, complicating the effort.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Keep in Mind Worm composting systems require extra care, including cutting up scraps into small pieces and rotating each bin.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
Juszczyk began creating game-day outfits, cutting up her husband’s old T-shirts, No. 44 jerseys and other 49ers merchandise and fashioning these items into stylish garments that go beyond the usual T-shirts, jerseys, hoodies and jackets that are sold in stadium stores.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Berries or even bananas, which tend to go brown when cut up and stirred into something at room temperature, are other possibilities.
—Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
On Thursday, Victoria Beckham shared a video of her husband, 48, cutting up cucumbers into hearts for their daughter Harper Seven.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
At the heart of all of our structures lies the Earth itself, cut up into pieces mined from vast quarries, broken down into smaller pieces, transported, assembled and eventually, demolished.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1843, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Dictionary Entries Near cutup
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Kids Definition
cutup
1 of 2 noun
cut·up
ˈkət-ˌəp 
: a person who clowns or acts noisily
cut up
2 of 2 verbˈkət-ˈəp
: to act like a clown
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