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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GUSSY UP

Probably from the name Gussie, diminutive of Augusta.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GUSSY UP

gussy up  [ˈɡʌsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUSSY UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gussy up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gussy up in English.

WHAT DOES GUSSY UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gussy up in the English dictionary

The definition of gussy up in the dictionary is to give a smarter or more interesting appearance.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GUSSY UP

PRESENT

Present
I gussy up
you gussy up
he/she/it gussies up
we gussy up
you gussy up
they gussy up
Present continuous
I am gussying up
you are gussying up
he/she/it is gussying up
we are gussying up
you are gussying up
they are gussying up
Present perfect
I have gussied up
you have gussied up
he/she/it has gussied up
we have gussied up
you have gussied up
they have gussied up
Present perfect continuous
I have been gussying up
you have been gussying up
he/she/it has been gussying up
we have been gussying up
you have been gussying up
they have been gussying up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I gussied up
you gussied up
he/she/it gussied up
we gussied up
you gussied up
they gussied up
Past continuous
I was gussying up
you were gussying up
he/she/it was gussying up
we were gussying up
you were gussying up
they were gussying up
Past perfect
I had gussied up
you had gussied up
he/she/it had gussied up
we had gussied up
you had gussied up
they had gussied up
Past perfect continuous
I had been gussying up
you had been gussying up
he/she/it had been gussying up
we had been gussying up
you had been gussying up
they had been gussying up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will gussy up
you will gussy up
he/she/it will gussy up
we will gussy up
you will gussy up
they will gussy up
Future continuous
I will be gussying up
you will be gussying up
he/she/it will be gussying up
we will be gussying up
you will be gussying up
they will be gussying up
Future perfect
I will have gussied up
you will have gussied up
he/she/it will have gussied up
we will have gussied up
you will have gussied up
they will have gussied up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gussying up
you will have been gussying up
he/she/it will have been gussying up
we will have been gussying up
you will have been gussying up
they will have been gussying up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would gussy up
you would gussy up
he/she/it would gussy up
we would gussy up
you would gussy up
they would gussy up
Conditional continuous
I would be gussying up
you would be gussying up
he/she/it would be gussying up
we would be gussying up
you would be gussying up
they would be gussying up
Conditional perfect
I would have gussy up
you would have gussy up
he/she/it would have gussy up
we would have gussy up
you would have gussy up
they would have gussy up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gussying up
you would have been gussying up
he/she/it would have been gussying up
we would have been gussying up
you would have been gussying up
they would have been gussying up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you gussy up
we let´s gussy up
you gussy up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to gussy up
Past participle
gussied up
Present Participle
gussying up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUSSY UP


fussy
ˈfʌsɪ
gussie
ˈɡʌsɪ
gussy
ˈɡʌsɪ
hussy
ˈhʌsɪ
mussy
ˈmʌsɪ
overfussy
ˌəʊvəˈfʌsɪ
unfussy
ʌnˈfʌsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUSSY UP

gushing
gushingly
gushy
gusla
guslar
gusli
gusset
gusseted
gussie
gussied
gussies
gussy
gust
gustable
gustation
gustative
gustatorily
gustatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUSSY UP

buy up
cosy up
cowboy up
cry up
dry up
go belly up
key up
lay up
marry up
pally up
pay up
play up
pony up
shinny up

Synonyms and antonyms of gussy up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gussy up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUSSY UP

Find out the translation of gussy up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gussy up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gussy up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gussy了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gussy
570 millions of speakers

English

gussy up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर gussy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gussy تصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Gussy до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfeitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিভ আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gussy jusqu´à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gussy up
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gussy bis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップ飾りたてる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gussy 위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gussy up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gussy lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கஷ்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gussy up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gussy up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gussy się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Gussy до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gussy sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gussy up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gussy up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gussy upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gussy opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gussy up

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUSSY UP»

The term «gussy up» is normally little used and occupies the 119.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUSSY UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gussy up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gussy up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gussy up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUSSY UP»

Discover the use of gussy up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gussy up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Arena
''You'll like this one, Callie,'' Lisa had assured her. ''And remember, it's black tie, so gussy up a little.'' Reluctantly Callie obeyed. At least now she had something to gussy up in—a white chiffon dress she'd bought for the reception in New York.
Karen Hancock, 2012
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American Cowboy
One of the pleasures of staying at Stagecoach Trails is that you feel as comfortable as those boots seem. When you want to watch the ranch's only TV, no one's going to object if you kick off your boots. And no one expects you to gussy up for ...
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... tot doll out vb syn DRESS UP 1, deck (out), doll up, fix up, gussy up, primp, smarten (up), spiff, spruce (up), tog (out or up) doll up ../> syn DRESS UP 1, deck (out), doll out, fix up, gussy up, primp, smarten (up), spiff, spruce (up), tog (out or ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Men's Health
Rule 1: If there's nothing inside, gussy up the package. Rule 2: If you're brilliant, accomplished, kind-hearted, and drop-dead funny, gussy up the package. 1 Urth Skin Solutions for Men Face Scrub (S35), (562) 608-8258; 2 DDF Clarifying ...
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The Garden in Winter: Plant for Beauty and Interest in the ...
Likewise, cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), with its burgundy foliage and red berries, looks fully dressed with red species tulips coming up through its branches. The simplest planting is to gussy up your grass with a patchwork of blooms.
Suzy Bales, 2007
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Tao of Nature: Earthway's Wisdom of Daily Living from ...
At least maybe you thought they were simply a string of adjectives used to gussy up the commonness of nature. Huh? Well, the truth is, the whole point of this chapter is that I don't have any need to gussy up nature's attributes. Nobody does .
Mary Summer Rain, 2002
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Christmas Homecoming
“It takes hardly any time at all. And living in a small town doesn't mean you can't gussy up from time to time, does it?” Beau pretended to consider that for a moment. “No, I suppose not. We gussy occasionally. We just don't gussy our chickens.
Sherry Lewis, 2011
8
Not Your Mama's Stitching: The Cool and Creative Way to ...
Six Yarn and Floss Accoutrements: Gussy Up Your Look with Stitching You're So Money With this Gucci-inspired needlepoint wallet, you'll be so money—and you' ll know it. I'll Stop the World and Belt with You Belts. Are they in? Are they out?
Kate Shoup, 2007
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Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project: How One ...
Words seemed to be carefully chosen to gussy up processed food items that weren't so pretty in reality. For example, the rib-b-que sounded like a barbequed rib sandwich. But in reality, it was beef formed into the shape of boneless rib meat  ...
Sarah Wu, 2011
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Fed Up with Lunch: The School Lunch Project: How One ...
Words seemed to be carefully chosen to gussy up processed food items that weren't so pretty in reality. For example, the rib—b—que sounded like a barbequed rib sandwich. But in reality, it was beef formed into the shape of boneless rib meat ...
Mrs. Q, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUSSY UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gussy up is used in the context of the following news items.
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At Trashion Fashion, bleak becomes chic
Gussy up your favorite upcycled ensemble this Saturday night and swing into ARTpool Gallery, where you will behold a visual smorgasbord of ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
2
Simple, satisfying Spanish omelette recipes from Chris Rundle
... he would procure a dozen deep-fried chicken portions which Pepe would then gussy up with his all-purpose tomato, onion and garlic sauce. «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
3
No surprise, at UFC 189, five out of 10 reasons to watch are …
Leave it to Conor McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) to gussy up the usually staid UFC walkout. As he marches – nay, saunters – to the octagon ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
4
Disneyland's 60th: Dress Like It's 1955
Sure, Prince Charming and Mary Poppins still gussy up nowadays, but park goers, as a rule, keep it highly casual; t-shirts, shorts, and sneakers ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
5
2015 Holden Colorado Z71 Is 'Tough, Scrubbed Up': Ad Break
As he pulls into the wash to drive the muck away, we see him gussy up just as the truck is. Upon arriving at the event, everything looks pristine, ... «GM Authority, Jul 15»
6
Phoenix Suns looks to rise from ashes of failed LaMarcus Aldridge …
Finishing second in a free-agent sweepstakes is worse than doing the same in a pageant, where they at least gussy up the term as “first runner-up” and the ... «Sportal.com.au, Jul 15»
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The Truth About Pea-Infused Guacamole, an Ultimate LA Beer …
... a solution to better gussy up a Mexican dish? Either way, EVERYONE decided they had a response on Wednesday, including the L.A. Times, ... «LA Weekly, Jul 15»
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Murder case over after 3rd mistrial
“We didn't try to gussy up our witnesses for the prom. ... They are who they are. ... We didn't try to hide anything,” Mumphrey said. Joe Morrissey ... «Hopewell News, Jul 15»
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Hot dog! Memphis Restaurants Gussy Up Summertime's Party in a Bun
Hot dogs seem caught these days in a bit of a conundrum. Do they wait patiently inside their 10-packs for summer, when Americans down 7 ... «Memphis Magazine, Jul 15»
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Business owners make simple pitches for a better Byward Market
That's what one business executive suggested at City Hall this week during yet another discussion on how to gussy up the Byward Market. «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»

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