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gussie up

gussie up is the alternative spelling of gussy up.

Meaning of gussy up

Verb

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

  1. (US, informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments.
    • You bet she'll gussy up for the party.
    Synonyms:
    doll up
  2. (US, informal, transitive) To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.
    • You can have plain green beans, or gussie them up with a bit of cheese and onion.
    Synonyms:
    spruce up

Forms of gussie up

third-person singular presentgussies up
present participlegussying up
past participlegussied up
pastgussied up

Questions about gussie up

What is gussie up the alternative spelling of?
Gussie up is the alternative spelling of gussy up.

Words near gussie up in the dictionary

  1. gusseting
  2. gussetings
  3. gussetless
  4. gussets
  5. gussie
  6. gussie up
  7. gussied up
  8. gussies
  9. gussies up
  10. Gussow
  11. Gussows

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