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 cutup
Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
Rachel Sennott, who played the hurricane at the center of Shiva Baby and co-wrote this new movie, is the brash, horny cutup.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Trane says this approach can cut up to 25% of energy use and reduce emissions by as much as 40%.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
Rachel Sennott, who played the hurricane at the center of Shiva Baby and co-wrote this new movie, is the brash, horny cutup.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Noun
His ex sat in a car parked nearby as Shane cut up Stefan’s body and put him into four bags.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Trane says this approach can cut up to 25% of energy use and reduce emissions by as much as 40%.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutup
Verb
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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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In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beverly Hills Estate’s Rayni Williams proved particularly adept at guessing the correct agents, though she was occasionally drowned out by the good-natured ribbing of jokesters Aaron Kirman and Matt Altman.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Taylor is Connor, a jokester and tough young Westie soldier who sticks close to Roarke to survive in Hell’s Kitchen.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The right side of the dress featured a loose, flowing sleeve with subtle draping for an effortless look, but the opposite side of the dress showed off the influencer's toned figure.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dach has had a strong preseason, showing off his physicality in his first two games (something the Blackhawks don’t have a lot of in their lineup) and flashing some skill with a goal Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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An often droll world, for a moment revealing its contrasts, its irregularities, and suddenly becoming very much alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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My parents were, God bless them, kind of party animals.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Roman mythology had Pan, a big fat party animal and actually pretty fun goat-guy.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Heath Ryan, who represented Australia in dressage at the 2008 Olympics, can be seen in the video – which the rider said is about two years old – hitting a horse around 40 times.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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