mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp 

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources

Examples of mash-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That said, Glaser’s Wicked and Conclave mash-up with its Elton John and Cypress Hill reference didn’t suck as much as the host joked onstage. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025

And six episodes in, it’s already earned the right to be seen as both a stellar English-language take on a French-TV landmark and a show written by adults, for adults, on a mash-up network now devoted to endless iterations of Dexter and Taylor Sheridan Westerns and neo-Westerns. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024

Undercover Chocolate Quinoa Crisps Creative mash-up alert! —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024

The movie appears to be a mash-up of two east asian unarmed fitting styles: karate and kung fu. —Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functions from various online sources