as in to act up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering
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Recent Examples of cut up
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The rug was cut up and covered in Ana’s blood, prosecutors say, with a piece of necklace stuck in the fibers.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Joe Walsh gonna Joe Walsh Rock and roll has no shortage of cutups and characters in its ranks, but few are as divinely silly as Joe Walsh.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
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Verb
Prosecutors say that after the murder, partly motivated by financial gain, Walshe methodically cut up his wife's body and disposed of it in dumpsters.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
The rug was cut up and covered in Ana’s blood, prosecutors say, with a piece of necklace stuck in the fibers.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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
Joe Walsh gonna Joe Walsh Rock and roll has no shortage of cutups and characters in its ranks, but few are as divinely silly as Joe Walsh.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut up
Verb
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Its general sensibility seems more Superstore than The Office, down to the interstitial montages of customers acting up in the perpetually overcrowded waiting room.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sturm said his back started acting up after the team’s first practice.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just like his famous dad, Magnus is quite the jokester.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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The jokester who lands the punchline but never gets the chance to break your heart.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Moore turns her daughter around and shows off her backside, which is also covered in poop.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 21st annual Dine Downtown starts Friday, with more than 30 Sacramento restaurants showing off their chops with unique, limited-time prix fixe menus.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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While Heather Gay arrived with a $20 million medspa chain, Meredith arrived with Brooks, her then-21-year-old son who inherited his mother’s ability to unleash droll one-liners and apply skin care.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
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Alameddine initially casts it as a blundering, droll misadventure—the militiaman was a high-school classmate of Raja’s who captured him by mistake while trying to take some wealthier boys hostage.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2025
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The couple fought about money, household chores, and Anton's alleged reputation as a party animal.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The legendary nightlife scene in Belgrade, Serbia, is the recommendation for party animals in Europe.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At this point in time, my little AI company, a lean and mean group of passionate believers, is horsing around fine-tuning the product, living on a couple of angel investments, where a 10X return on few million dollars is very satisfying, not only to the angel, but also to the employees.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Oct. 2025
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Running or horsing around with sparklers can also cause injuries and burns when users trip and fall.—
Justin Laube,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 July 2025
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The episode will mark the comedian's first time hosting, as well as the singer's first time performing.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Since then, additional women have come forward with accusations against the comedian.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20up. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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