as in to act up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
high-spirited cousins who cut up at every family gathering
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Recent Examples of cut up
Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Thirty-three years since its founder began cutting up fabrics in a pokey South London flat, the house of McQueen’s headquarters now inhabit a six-story, 30,000-square-foot building in London’s Clerkenwell.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
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Verb
Her legs were cut up by students at North Texas’ Health Science Center, an investigation revealed, and the ashes of her other remains were delivered to the Callas County medical examiner, NBC discovered.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Thirty-three years since its founder began cutting up fabrics in a pokey South London flat, the house of McQueen’s headquarters now inhabit a six-story, 30,000-square-foot building in London’s Clerkenwell.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
McDaniel had a video cutup made of other poor attempts at doing the dance and showed it to the team.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
When Hall and his family came to Auburn for his official visit, Garner prepared a cutup of Hall’s play from that game and sat him down in his office to watch it.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
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Urban Meyer is getting increasingly frustrated with him and other players acting up, to the point that the stress and increasingly long work hours are beginning to really affect his physical health.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
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At a group dinner, Benji begins acting up and acting out, eventually storming away — only to be heard playing the piano in the next room, and beautifully.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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The comedian, who is currently gearing up to begin her sixth season on the sketch comedy show, was recently asked by PEOPLE to offer some words of wisdom to the show’s newest jokesters, and her message was fairly simple.EW.com, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
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Some people might bring nice presents, while jokesters may put far less valuable gifts in their boxes.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
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As the crowd clapped and music blared, Sabalenka overcame her embarrassment and showed off her dance moves before attempting to take a picture with her Polaroid camera, only to realise the film had run out.Issy Ronald, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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The company is also showing off its smallest UST projector at CES 2025.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
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MacKay’s droll style and lack of charisma failed to impress voters, but colleagues and the media loved his self-deprecating sense of humor.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ronaldinho worked hard to justifiably earn a reputation as a party animal throughout his career.The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The good news is that there are plenty of lovely alternative options for people whose inner party animal is in hibernation, but who still want December 31 to feel a little more special than a regular Tuesday night.Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
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Among racing’s many problems is that there are no dedicated air shipping companies that make moving horses around the country easy.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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Video went viral just days before the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Dujardin was seen repeatedly whipping a horse around its legs.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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While Brand is often associated with his ex-wife and pop star Katy Perry, the comedian has been married to Laura Brand since 2017.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the actor and comedian, 41, jokes that his recent weight loss was inspired by the possibility that he may one day be needed for a superhero film.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Oklahoma fooled around with Houston long enough to escape with a narrow 16-12 win.Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2024
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While the siblings have the habit of getting into troubles and to only use their creative skills to fool around, Michael sees in them a real talent.Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Cut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20up. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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