as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion
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Recent Examples of gussy up
Kristin Keyes, interior designer in Nashville, Tennessee, is also a fan of drapery panels, particularly to highlight interior French doors and gussy up front doors.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
This is increasingly becoming a thing theaters are experimenting with, tapping into the latest TikTok trends to gussy up your pop.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
But why is Nvidia voluntarily forfeiting an accounting maneuver that helps companies gussy up their results?
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Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
4 Mar. 2026
Alongside letting fans treat Majima like a Ken doll by fashioning his outfits, hairstyles, makeup, and jewelry, the game allows players to customize and gussy up his sea vessel.
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Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
This luxe velvet Jennifer Behr Velvet Bow Barrette is classic enough to pair with jeans and a white tee, but can easily gussy up a nap dress with a clip of its barrette (no behind-the-head, blind-tying necessary).
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Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
27 Sep. 2024
Our readers offered their hacks to gussy up a frozen pizza and tips to make it from scratch.
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Tejal Rao,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2024
Took several payments of $350,000—to gussy up China’s image in the West.
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Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
14 July 2023
For a condiment upgrade, gussy up a bottle of ketchup with tahini.
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Joe Sevier,
Bon Appétit,
14 June 2023
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
This is increasingly becoming a thing theaters are experimenting with, tapping into the latest TikTok trends to gussy up your pop.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
But why is Nvidia voluntarily forfeiting an accounting maneuver that helps companies gussy up their results?
—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
4 Mar. 2026
Alongside letting fans treat Majima like a Ken doll by fashioning his outfits, hairstyles, makeup, and jewelry, the game allows players to customize and gussy up his sea vessel.
—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
This luxe velvet Jennifer Behr Velvet Bow Barrette is classic enough to pair with jeans and a white tee, but can easily gussy up a nap dress with a clip of its barrette (no behind-the-head, blind-tying necessary).
—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
27 Sep. 2024
Our readers offered their hacks to gussy up a frozen pizza and tips to make it from scratch.
—
Tejal Rao,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2024
Took several payments of $350,000—to gussy up China’s image in the West.
—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
14 July 2023
For a condiment upgrade, gussy up a bottle of ketchup with tahini.
—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appétit,
14 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gussy up
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In fact, decorating your cubicle versus your laptop screen, might just be the way to move your career forward.
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For the little ones, bring their bike, wagon, scooter or stroller to decorate before taking a Liberty Lap through the park.
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The stone lantern adorned with deer in Osaka Garden on the grounds of the Museum of Science and Industry is from the exhibition, and just southeast of there one of the stone structures from the World's Fair is now a Chicago Park District restroom.
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Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
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“Gussy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gussy%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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