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Definition of cutup

cutup

/ˈkʌt.ʌp/
cut · up
Plural:cutups
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• noun

1

North American A person who is fond of making jokes, playing pranks, or showing off to amuse others.

Example

"My youngest brother has always been the family cutup, keeping everyone laughing at holiday dinners."

2

A literary or artistic composition created by cutting up existing text or images and rearranging the pieces at random.

Example

"The avant-garde poet experimented with cutups made from old newspaper clippings and magazine articles."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed as a noun from the phrasal verb 'cut up,' which gained the informal American English sense of 'to play pranks or act boisterously' in the late 19th century.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cutup. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cutup
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