tart up

verb

To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.

“They tarted up their business plan.”

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hussy uphussy it upslut upslut it upjazz upzhooshzhoosh up
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Meanings

verbtart up (third-person singular simple present tarts up, present participle tarting up, simple past and past participle tarted up)

present singular third person tarts up · participle present tarting up · participle past tarted up · past tarted up

  1. ambitransitiveinformalTo dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.

    Synonyms: hussy up, hussy it up, slut up, slut it up

  2. informalintransitiveTo dress garishly.

    Synonyms: jazz up

  3. informaltransitiveTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

    They tarted up their business plan.

    Synonyms: zhoosh, zhoosh up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.

Similar
hussy uphussy it upslut upslut it up

verbTo dress garishly.

Similar
jazz up

verbTo modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

Similar
zhooshzhoosh up
Also see
hussy upslut it upspruce up

Translations

Polish stroić się, wystrajać się
  • stroić sięto dress so as to be more sexually attractive
  • wystrajać sięto dress so as to be more sexually attractive
  • wystroić sięto dress so as to be more sexually attractive
Spanish maquear
  • maquearto dress so as to be more sexually attractive
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APA

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MLA

“tart up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tart%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tart up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tart%20up.

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