cutup

1 of 2

noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp How to pronounce cutup (audio)
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: a person who clowns or acts boisterously

cut up

2 of 2

verb

cut up; cutting up; cuts up

transitive verb

1
a
: to cut into parts or pieces
b
: to injure or damage by or as if by cutting : gash, slash
2
: to subject to hostile criticism : censure

intransitive verb

1
: to undergo being cut up
2
: to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown

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Examples of cutup in a Sentence

Noun In school he was always a cutup, telling jokes and acting silly. Verb high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering
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Noun
One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 All eight club tracks follow the same basic template, one cribbed from Midwestern producers like Boo Williams and Paul Johnson, as well as early, ravey Daft Punk and, in particular, the take-no-prisoners cutups of Germany’s Soundhack. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Verb
Sporting Kansas City joined the vanquished Galaxy and Real Salt Lake on Saturday as LAFC cut up the last-place team in the Western Conference, 4-0. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026 Use leftover cheese scraps, cut up, in pasta salad, melted in macaroni and cheese, or add to snack boxes. — Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutup

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutup was in 1580

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“Cutup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutup. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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cutup

1 of 2 noun
cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp How to pronounce cutup (audio)
: a person who clowns or acts noisily

cut up

2 of 2 verb
ˈkət-ˈəp
: to act like a clown
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