smashup

noun

smash·​up ˈsmash-ˌəp 

1

: a collision between vehicles

2

: a complete collapse

Synonyms of smashup

• collision
• crash

Examples of smashup in a Sentence

three cars were involved in a smashup on my street last night

Recent Examples on the Web

Subsequent studies have cast doubt on this supposedly inevitable smashup. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

Jury Duty’s second season was executive produced by comedy veterans David Bernad, Eisenberg, Stupnitsky, Jake Szymanski, Anthony King, Chris Kula, James Marsden and Ruben Fleischer as well as alums of Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s reality-comedy smashups Todd Schulman and Nicholas Hatton. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026

In 2025, however, an orbital smashup would be almost certain. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025

This recipe is the perfect holiday smashup! — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for smashup

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

Kids Definition

smashup

noun

smash·​up ˈsmash-ˌəp 

1

: a complete collapse

2

: a destructive collision of motor vehicles