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gussy

[ guhs-ee ]

verb (used with object)

, gus·sied, gus·sy·ing.
  1. 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.
  1. to dress in one's best clothes (usually followed by up ):

    to gussy up for the ball.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gussy1

First recorded in 1935–40; of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

Use old clothes to gussy Frosty’s appearance, and then raid the fridge to do a little decorating.

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.

From Vox

But Spode is a character from pure planet Wodehouse—just as much as Aunt Agatha or Gussy Fink-Nottle.

Then sixty-four legs trotted off, and only old Gussy went into the house; while the others went to the barn.

“Certainly I will, Gussy,” Fay continued in the same ebullient tones.

Gussy, it achieves the same effect without using any dope at all.

The gals then go thru a lot of moshuns, dansin the racket, and Gussy sets 'em up.

If we are to judge folk by their wames, gussy pig gruntin' in the trough wad be king o' men.

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