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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What getup will transcend la mode and stand the test of time?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
That was the first time I saw him in the full getup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
She wears a vibrant pink getup — a vintage top and Issey Miyake pants — complete with small pleats and optimal for the unavoidable August heat wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
But outside of the Anderson getup, the singer also urged her fans to vote.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
He’d see my getup and know that I’m headed out to the track.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
A few young Angelenos, starting out their nights in trendy getups, recognized Raman and stopped by to chat and take pictures.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
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
Her favorite part of the visit, she explained, was bumping into two Elvis impersonators, who shared their process for creating their fabulous homemade getups.
From Fox News ● Sep. 10, 2019
I don’t look much at the towers though, or the people passing me in their fashionable getups, imports, handcrafted leather, suede, whatever.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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