mash-up

Or mash·up

[mash-uhp]

noun

Informal.

1. Music.,  a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mash-up¹

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase mash up

Example Sentences

His mash-up feels fresh, just as the bombastic score by Juri Seppä and Tuomas Wäinölä boldly borrows Ennio Morricone’s soaring horns and wah-wah-waaah squawks while adding its own gargle of Finnish throat singing.

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This year it was Cardi B and Lizzo’s sampling the song for their track “What’s Goin On,” which then seemed to lead to a viral TikTok mash-up of “What’s Up?” with “Beez in the Trap” by Cardi’s nemesis Nicki Minaj.

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You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.

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Spincic’s accompanying Instagram contains dives into some of the better known, which this year included a house that’s a mash-up of “Wicked” and “The Wizard of Oz,” a creepy exploration of all-things clowns and a joyous celebration of Disney-inspired culture.

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This marvel of a mash-up — part novel, part memoir, part effort to reconnect with a dead parent who never uttered an “I love you” — has as many pain points as life lessons.

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