Definition of cutup
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a person who clowns or acts boisterously
cut up
verb
cut up; cutting up; cuts up
Definition of cut up (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: to subject to hostile criticism : censure
1
: to undergo being cut up
2
: to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown
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The first known use of cutup was in 1580
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