cutup

1 of 2

noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp 

: a person who clowns or acts boisterously

cut up

2 of 2

verb

cut up; cutting up; cuts up

transitive verb

1

a

: to cut into parts or pieces

b

: to injure or damage by or as if by cutting : gash, slash

2

: to subject to hostile criticism : censure

intransitive verb

1

: to undergo being cut up

2

: to behave in a comic, boisterous, or unruly manner : clown

Synonyms

Verb

• act up
• clown (around)
• fool around
• horse around
• hotdog
• monkey (around)
• showboat
• show off
• skylark

Examples of cutup in a Sentence

Noun

In school he was always a cutup, telling jokes and acting silly.

Verb

high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Martinez was looking at cutups Monday morning of 6-6, 20-year-old right-hander Travis Sykora, Washington’s third-round pick in 2023, who’s coming on, uh, quickly. —David Aldridge, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024

Apparently all-in on Reynolds, Hollywood is now reasoning that his star power — some chemically adhesive combination of dashing leading man, comic-relief cutup, and lifestyle mogul — will prove irresistible regardless of the context. —A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024

Verb

President-elect Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could eliminate workers from U.S. industries already projected to face shortages and cut up to 6.8% of the national gross domestic profit. —April Rubin, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024

Advertisement His star turn started in the first quarter, as Lemon caught a kickoff at the goal line, cut up field and blew the game open. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

cutup

1 of 2 noun

cut·​up ˈkət-ˌəp 

: a person who clowns or acts noisily

cut up

2 of 2 verb

ˈkət-ˈəp

: to act like a clown