cutup

1 of 2

noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp 

: a person who clowns or acts boisterously

cut up

2 of 2

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

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

Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly. —David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024

Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context. —A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024

Verb

Authorities believe it was cut up and sold, AP reported. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025

They also aren’t burdened with making sure any of their shots match, since in essence any take can be cut up into a master, close-ups, two-shots, or whatever else Cameron decides. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025

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