: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as
a
: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording
b
: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources
c
: a web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources
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The mash-up pair will officially carry into 2026, with product images of a new white leather colorway recently surfacing.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
This mash-up of two all-time favorite recipes is so creative and delicious that people will gobble them up.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
The team-up with the metalcore singer brings to mind the vibe and energy of the classic 1993 nu-metal-meets-hip-hop mash-up soundtrack to Judgement Night, which paired such seeming odd fellows as Biohazard and Onyx, Slayer and Ice-T and Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Beyond the Buzzwords The promise of this technological mash-up is being explored across sectors.
—K.h. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 15 Dec. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Dec. 2025
This mash-up of two all-time favorite recipes is so creative and delicious that people will gobble them up.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
The team-up with the metalcore singer brings to mind the vibe and energy of the classic 1993 nu-metal-meets-hip-hop mash-up soundtrack to Judgement Night, which paired such seeming odd fellows as Biohazard and Onyx, Slayer and Ice-T and Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
Beyond the Buzzwords The promise of this technological mash-up is being explored across sectors.
—K.h. Koehler, Ascend Agency, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mash-up
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“Mash-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mash-up. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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