mash-up
Americannoun
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Music. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.
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a combination or mixing of dissimilar elements, especially content from different sources.
an adventure/horror/war movie mash-up; a web mash-up that overlays digital maps with crime statistics.
Etymology
Origin of mash-up
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase mash up
Example Sentences
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The permanent galleries, “Why We Make,” are what reggae DJs call a mash-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Stylistically, it's a very intentional mash-up of their 1990 and 2014 World Cup-winning kits.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
And now, just shy of his 40th birthday, Coogler is an Oscar winner, for best original screenplay for horror period piece "Sinners," an unlikely mash-up of racial segregation, Southern blues and vampire-fueled gore.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
That mash-up revealed the two sides of Sombr.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Actually, Ainsley,” another girl says to the huffy one, “I think Fairview deserves to be in the finals. Their mash-up of ‘Let It Snow’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’ was amazing.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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