mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp 

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources

Examples of mash-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The trailer, released by Sony on Wednesday, shows the superhero enlisting Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner and Jon Bernthal’s Punisher as Peter Parker attempts to stitch his life back together after the events of multi-verse mash-up No Way Home. —James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026

Anyone channeling the great novelist’s sensibilities in 2026 must see Jane Austen’s Period Drama as far more than another bloody mash-up lark. —Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026

Babatunde Hip Hopera Ever wonder what a mash-up of classical opera and hip-hop would sound like? —Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026

Bar Tako, a culinary mash-up of Mexican and Japanese techniques and ingredients, has joined San Pedro Square in downtown San Jose. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mash-up

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

Kids Definition

mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functions from various online sources