made-up
[meyd-uhp]
- concocted; falsely fabricated or invented: a made-up story.
- being in makeup; wearing facial cosmetics.
- put together; finished.
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Origin of made-up
First recorded in 1600–10
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Examples from the Web for made-up
Contemporary Examples
Phonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.
The ‘Obesity Epidemic’ Hits Coachella So do ‘Regis and the Philbins’ and several other made-up bands.
Ellen DeGeneres, George W. Bush, A.J. Clemente & More Viral VideosThe Daily Beast Video
April 27, 2013
Trailblazer might sound like a made-up award, but at least Watson said something meaningful.
He tried to deny he had said what he said, telling Fox Business Network this was “a made-up story.”
“People really have the impression that this is a made-up thing,” she tells The Daily Beast.
Historical Examples
But a made-up story is one thing and a story of facts is another.
Things as They AreAmy Wilson-Carmichael
I could stake my life upon it she wears a wig, that her complexion is a 'made-up' one.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
It has a sort of probable sound, and yet it's a made-up name.
The Story of a PlayW. D. Howells
These must be real words, not meaningless syllables or made-up words.
The Measurement of IntelligenceLewis Madison Terman
And mother, too, if she likes, though I should love to see her made-up as Shylock!
About Peggy SavilleMrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
made-up
- invented; fictionala made-up story
- wearing make-upa well made-up woman
- put together; assembled
- (of a road) surfaced with asphalt, concrete, etc
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