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
Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
In the photos, the former teammates are seen celebrating wins on the court, relaxing on vacation and cutting up during practice.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
There is a video cutup that has frequented social media over the last year featuring all of Edwards’ missed shots at the end of close games.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
In the photos, the former teammates are seen celebrating wins on the court, relaxing on vacation and cutting up during practice.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
You and Ricci, the two biggest cutups in San Antonio radio.
—Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026
There is a video cutup that has frequented social media over the last year featuring all of Edwards’ missed shots at the end of close games.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut up
Verb
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Baye continued acting up until 2023.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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There is no defeat quite like sitting down for a gaming session after a 10-hour workday, hoping to get your woes out by winning some battles, but your ancient monitor decides to act up.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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She was described as a jokester, a loving person and someone people often felt safe around, according to her family.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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In reference to the Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team, a reader suggested the River Hawks, while one potential jokester pitched the River Rats.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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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
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In its first international friendly since March, the US showed off slick offense in a 3-2 win over Senegal in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 31.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Airbnb Experiences offers hands-on activities in thousands of cities, and Showaround matches you with locals who simply want to show off their city.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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But the stand-up comedian’s big-screen experiment is a bust.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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The one-liners, which Foxworthy began cracking in the late 1980s, helped propel the comedian to mainstream stardom in the 90s.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The Rockies threw a boffo welcome-back for Ryan Feltner on Saturday night, and the right-hander was the biggest party animal of all.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Release your inner party animal with capris in a fun, sheer leopard print, perfect for a girls' night out.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Her madcap, occasionally ultra-violent quest leads us down dark alleys in Chinatown and into chic midtown hotel bars.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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After the Great Splintering that seemed to occur after the pandemic, digicore artists are dropping posse cuts and random madcap loosies with each other again.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Cut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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