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hussied up

hussied up is the simple past and past participle of hussy up.

Meaning of hussy up

Verb

hussy up (third-person singular simple present hussies up, present participle hussying up, simple past and past participle hussied up)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, intransitive) To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, often applying excessive makeup or wearing revealing clothing.
    • Look at her, all hussied up with her makeup and fishnet stockings! For shame!
    Synonyms:
    hussy it up, slut up, slut it up, tart up

Questions about hussied up

What is hussied up the simple past and past participle of?
Hussied up is the simple past and past participle of hussy up.

Words near hussied up in the dictionary

  1. Hussers
  2. husses
  3. hussey
  4. husseys
  5. hussie
  6. hussied up
  7. Hussien
  8. Hussiens
  9. hussies
  10. hussies up
  11. hussif

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