gussie up

A form of gussy up — To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.

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Meanings

verbgussie up (third-person singular simple present gussies up, present participle gussying up, simple past and past participle gussied up)

present singular third person gussies up · participle present gussying up · participle past gussied up · past gussied up

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of gussy up.

    No one in the house had seen her in a dress yet, but if she couldn't gussie up for her party, why call it a party? She bent over and gave her hair a good brushing, then straightened and pushed the bangs to one side.

    2003, Patricia Frederick, Over the Hill
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APA

gussie up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gussie%20up

MLA

“gussie up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gussie%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gussie up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gussie%20up.

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