gussied up

Idioms and Phrases

Also, all gussied up . Dressed up, as in Dana loves to get all gussied up and go to a fine restaurant . The origin of this expression is not clear, though possibly it relates to the earlier use of the noun gussie (derived from a proper name) for an effeminate man. [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

But whether these gussied-up chicken nuggets helps boost sales, foot traffic or market share is almost beside the point.

From The Daily Beast

But where Schrager and Starck pared down, Calderwood and his team gussied up.

From The Daily Beast

My Lecter-like sense of smell tells me this gussied-up stinker has the whiff of “hit” all over it.

From The Daily Beast

It's not just an issue of having debates gussied up and put on prime-time.

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These pricey objects with their eye-popping profit margins were gussied up and served up like marzipan sweets.

From The Daily Beast

"Those girls will come all Gussied up for Sassoon," persisted Winona.

From Project Gutenberg

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