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

Austin Vesely directed this fun horror mash-up about a one-time pizza delivery driver, Astrid (Zazie Beetz), who begins investigating the unexplained murders of her former co-workers. —EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024

The result is a mash-up effect in which each of the upper’s pieces look like they’ve been wrenched from different sneakers and cobbled back together. —Riley Jones For Footwear News, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024

His third directorial venture, The Host, is a delirious, exciting, funny, and at times quite terrifying genre mash-up with a side of social commentary. —Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024

Better known as the MIND diet, this is a mash-up of the Mediterranean diet (famous for its emphasis on olive oil, fruits and vegetables, and small amounts of low-fat dairy and meat) and the DASH diet, which is designed to lower hypertension. —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 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