mash-up

or mash·up

[ mash-uhp ]

/ ˈmæʃˌʌp /

noun Informal.

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

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.

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Origin of mash-up

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

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Example sentences from the Web for mash-up

What results is a kind of mashup concert, a virtuoso mixed-media DJ set tuned to a keen emotional pitch.
War Is About More Than Heroes, Martyrs, and Patriots|Nathan Bradley Bethea|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Someone suggested a mashup: Sam- for Sam Battistone Sr. and –bo for Newell Bohnett.
Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of ‘Sambo’s,’ The ‘Racist’ Restaurant Chain America Once Loved|Andrew Romano|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From Lorde to Daft Punk, DJ Earworm seamlessly edited a mashup of the 25 biggest hits of 2013.
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads R. Kelly, Ron Burgundy Interviews Peyton Manning, and More Viral Videos|Julian E. Wright|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a mashup of two Spanish words: tronada, which means thunderstorm, and tornar, to turn, to twist, to return.
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Storm Chaser|Lee Sandlin|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Part right-wing hottie, part sensitive movie star, read the best tweets from the Paul Ryan Gosling mashup.
‘Hey Girl’: 12 Best Tweets From Paul Ryan Gosling Twitter Feed|The Daily Beast|August 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for mash-up

mashup

/ (ˈmæʃʌp) /

noun

a piece of recorded or live music in which a producer or DJ blends together two or more tracks, often of contrasting genres

a hybrid website that collates and displays information taken from various other online sources

Word Origin for mashup

C20: from mash blend + up

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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