getup
Americannoun
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getups
plural
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costume; outfit.
Everyone will stare at you if you wear that getup.
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arrangement or format; style.
the getup of a new cookbook.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of getup
First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase get up
Vocabulary lists containing getup
Example Sentences
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His informal getup, a T-shirt and shorts, contrasts with the elegant environment primed for business lunches and ostentatious dinners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
What getup will transcend la mode and stand the test of time?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Mayhem’s” sweet spot comes in the middle of the album with a string of funky ’80s-throwback jams — “Killah” into “Zombieboy” into “LoveDrug” — that Gaga delivered onstage in an ornate Cruella de Vil getup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Angeli-Chansley, with his cinematic getup of horns and face paint, was initially a symbol of the event and had since evolved into its most iconic martyr.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
Grace Balegamire didn’t understand that the getup was a costume and assumed instead that the girl had come straight from practice, as the Fugees had.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
Vance getups or Marco Rubio costumes, let alone decked out in Ted Cruz–themed bling or Rand Paul merch.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
The year after his procedure, Moody helped break a national record for participating in the largest group of people to skydive together while wearing wingsuits, those getups that turn people into flying squirrels.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2024
The getups aren’t just for the tournament; the everyday caddies at Augusta have worn them for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
She reportedly referenced groups of students dressing up in similar costumes or some coming to school in elaborate getups – leaving other students who don’t have the resources to do so left out.
From Fox News ● Oct. 26, 2021
It’s Miss Big Mouth Fifth Avenue in another one of her original getups.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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