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From doll (noun).
First known use, by meaning
- from 1906 To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
doll up
Today it means: To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display) Full definition →
First used 1906