mashups

Noun

mashup (plural mashups)

1. (informal, slang) An artistic work that consists primarily of parts borrowed from other works, or features a mixture of genres.
   • What's tiresome about Anna, though, is that it's such an obvious mashup of other movies, moving from homage right into ripoff.2018 November 27, April Wolfe, “Anna And The Apocalypse is a Holiday-horror Cocktail of Singing, Maiming, and Clichés”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2019
2. (informal, slang) A remix created by combining two or more songs from different artists into one piece of music.
   • Rock, Hip-Hop, Country, Hardcore — all of it pales in comparison to this genre, one genre to rule them all: Soundclown. How do I describe this sound? Do I say, “it’s weird mashups”? No. Because that wouldn’t be accurate enough. Should I tell you it “blends of funny and popular songs, with the...2016 May 23, Isabelle Hellyer, “Here are 9 of the Best and Most Upsetting Soundclowns we Could Find”, in VICE, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2025
3. (informal, slang) A derivative work consisting of two or more pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.
4. (Internet, informal) A Web application that combines data or functionality from more than one source.
   • This app is a mashup mixing news from the BBC and maps from Google.