gussy

[ guhs-ee ]

/ ˈgʌs i /

Informal.

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verb (used with object), gus·sied, gus·sy·ing.

to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.

verb (used without object), gus·sied, gus·sy·ing.

to dress in one's best clothes (usually followed by up): to gussy up for the ball.

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Origin of gussy

First recorded in 1935–40; of obscure origin

With no advertising, no podcast network, and no production studio — not even a theme song — to gussy up its narration, Knifepoint is about as grassroots as podcasting gets.
One Good Thing: Knifepoint Horror, a collection of campfire ghost stories in podcast form|Aja Romano|October 29, 2021|Vox
But Spode is a character from pure planet Wodehouse—just as much as Aunt Agatha or Gussy Fink-Nottle.
Can Fascism be Funny?|Douglas Murray|September 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then sixty-four legs trotted off, and only old Gussy went into the house; while the others went to the barn.
The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX|Various
“Certainly I will, Gussy,” Fay continued in the same ebullient tones.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths|Fritz Reuter Leiber

Gussy, it achieves the same effect without using any dope at all.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths|Fritz Reuter Leiber
The gals then go thru a lot of moshuns, dansin the racket, and Gussy sets 'em up.
The Bad Boy At Home|Walter T. Gray
If we are to judge folk by their wames, gussy pig gruntin' in the trough wad be king o' men.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett