Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuht-uhp]
- /ˈkʌtˌʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuht-uhp]
- /ˈkʌtˌʌp/
Definitions of cutup word
- noun cutup a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention 3
- noun cutup a prankster or show-off. 1
- noun cutup Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes. 1
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Origin of cutup
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; noun use of verb phrase cut up
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Parts of speech for Cutup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cutup popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cutup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cutup
noun cutup
- wag — to move from side to side, forward and backward, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: a dog wagging its tail.
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- comedian — A comedian is an entertainer whose job is to make people laugh, by telling jokes or funny stories.
- comic — If you describe something as comic, you mean that it makes you laugh, and is often intended to make you laugh.
Antonyms for cutup
noun cutup
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.