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 cutup
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
National media reports in the last few weeks indicated Trump will dissolve the EPA's Office of Research and Development and cut up to 75% of its jobs.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Verb
McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
Noun
What really made Detective Miracle happy, though, is that folks got to cut up and laugh with police officers.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
National media reports in the last few weeks indicated Trump will dissolve the EPA's Office of Research and Development and cut up to 75% of its jobs.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutup
Verb
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Millennials are all about heading to the doctor’s office when their guts start acting up—and both experts agreed that’s a positive thing.—
Alisa Hrustic,
Health,
29 July 2025
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Just in time for the big opening, Charlotte’s vertigo starts acting up.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The 2025 Forbes Top Creator list counts more than a dozen digital jokesters, including Khaby Lame, Brent and Alexa Rivera, Jake Shane, and Hailey Kalil.—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Digital jokester Adam Waheed used his smartphone to bypass Hollywood’s gatekeepers and build a 55 million–strong fan base and multimillion-dollar brand empire.—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, sporting unique coloring and personalities, but one recent social-media post quickly captured the attention of internet users after an owner showed off her dog's unusually long tail.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Gone are the days when New Line held their Scare Diego at a Gaslamp multiplex which previewed their upcoming genre movies, or Universal showed off early screenings of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit in 2015.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Brian Doyle-Murray, the older brother of Bill, stars in Caddyshack as the droll Lou Loomis, manager of the caddies.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Her droll yet touching quest for motherhood mirrors the messy compromises and silent struggles of human lives.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The main character of an upcoming DC Universe movie, Kara is the extraterrestrial cousin to Superman, rightful owner of the wily super-dog Krypto — and, as the Man of Steel and his robot friend Four (voiced by Alan Tudyk) establish, a party animal.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The original film followed a group of high schoolers who find an unlikely, intergenerational friend in Sue Ann Ellington, a lonesome veterinarian and devoted party animal played by Spencer.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Running or horsing around with sparklers can also cause injuries and burns when users trip and fall.—
Justin Laube,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 July 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Vine was especially popular among comedians and creatives, who had to find clever and unique ways to stand out from the crowd using the platform's restrictive 6-second limit for its looping videos.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The comedian, who had kept a relatively low profile since moving with wife Portia de Rossi to England in November, did an interview with English broadcaster Richard Bacon over the weekend.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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As Molly and Guy start to fool around, things get hot and heavy, but Ernie has a job to do.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Cutup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutup. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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