cut-up

A form of cutup — Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes.

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Meanings

nouncut-up (plural cut-ups)

plural cut-ups

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cutup.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who plays practical jokes on others

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hoaxerpractical jokerprankstertrickertrickster

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from cut up.

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Cite this entry
APA

cut-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut-up

MLA

“cut-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut-up.

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