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

The trailer focuses on a body mash-up between Jamie Lee Curtis’s and Lindsay Lohan’s returning characters, Tess and Anna Coleman, plus Anna’s daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and future stepdaughter, Lily (Sophia Hammonds). —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

Add to the mix the music, an R&B, Afrobeats and Amapiano mash-up spun by DJ Zezi Ifore, the atmosphere was rousing. —Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025

No Economic Sense But such a mash-up would make no economic sense. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

After several key wins at the Golden Globes, however, Netflix’s genre mash-up was back in play in a major way. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mash-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

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