Get up

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(chiefly US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
2. (informal) A fight or altercation.
3. (publishing) Layout and production style, as of a magazine.
4. Alternative form of get-up-and-go.

Example Sentences

When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of get–up that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision.

The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.

Oh, I forgot. She had on a get-up that took the attention of anyone that saw her, even in that crazy mob. The better to cut the wind, she had shortened sail and wore a short skirt, black tights, and a skullcap.

[A] parade of costumed cadets trots by: a shark costume, an Uncle Sam getup and three young men in form-fitting bodysuits.

They wore jorts and crop tops; or strappy, S&M-influenced getups; or pajamas emblazoned with cartoons.

"A bully. Picked on fellows. He loved to fight. But I never saw him in a getup with a fellow his own size."

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• getups
• get up
• get-up

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