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

There’s local food (not to be confused with Hawaiian food), a mash-up of cultural cuisines seen in dishes like hulihuli chicken (a Portuguese riff on Japanese teriyaki) or restaurants like Kyung’s Seafood, which serves mac salad as Korean banchan with spicy tuna poke, kalbi, and rice. —Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025

Scott Hoying of the five-person a cappella group mentioned this week on Counter Melodies podcast that the group has a mash-up of 53 Taylor Swift songs. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

During this one-on-one time, participants get a coaching-mentoring mash-up where DeLazaro asks questions, coaches, and shares her own experiences. —Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

But, either way, Corman would eventually return the favor by producing this Syfy monster mash-up featuring a patently CGI shark–octopus hybrid. —Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025

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