Synonyms

getup

American

[get-uhp] / ˈgɛtˌʌp /

Or get-up

noun

Informal.

costume; outfit.

Everyone will stare at you if you wear that getup.
arrangement or format; style.

the getup of a new cookbook.

Etymology

Origin of getup

First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase get up

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The wheels crunched on the stones; the horses heaved and labored; Naab's "Getup" was the only spoken sound; the sun beamed down warm, then hot; and the hours passed.

From Heritage of the Desert by Grey, Zane

There was cheer in Naab's "Getup," now, and the horses quickened with it.

From Heritage of the Desert by Grey, Zane

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