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Gussied up Meaning in English

expression · lemma: gussy up

ˈɡəsid/ /ˈəp
GUH-see-duhp
ɡˈʌsɪd/ /ˈʌp
gUSS-id-uhp

Definición

Wearing fancy or special clothes, or being carefully styled to look very nice, often for a special occasion.

Uso & Matices

Informal, slightly old-fashioned in tone. Often used as 'all gussied up.' Usually refers to people, sometimes to objects or places decorated to look fancy. More playful than 'dressed up.'

Oraciones de Ejemplo

She got gussied up for the party.

basic

Everyone was gussied up for the wedding.

basic

He doesn't like to get gussied up.

basic

Why are you all gussied up? Is there something special going on?

natural

The restaurant was all gussied up for the holiday.

natural

I've never seen you so gussied up before—looking sharp!

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