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gussied up

gussied up is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about gussied up

What is gussied up the simple past and past participle of?
Gussied up is the simple past and past participle of gussy up.

Words near gussied up in the dictionary

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

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