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    [Verb]  | "gus*sy up" | \ ˈgə-sē-ˈəp \


    1: dress up, embellish


    Origin: 1906 ;

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    [Verb]  | "gussied up" 


    1: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming;


      * e.g., " ... gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion "





    [Verb]  | "gussy up" 


    1: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming;


      * e.g., " ... gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion "





     [ "gussied up" ]

    1: Something gussied up has been made more attractive, but in a showy or gimmicky way, so it’s often not intended to be a compliment. It can also refer to dressing in one’s finery for some special occasion, when it is intended to be taken more straightforwardly. It is usually considered to be an American expression, dating from the late 1930s or thereabouts.

      * e.g.,  ... "I have a hot date tonight, time take a shower and get myself all gussied up." 

     [ "gussied up" ]

    1: adverb. A phrase implying that you are dressed sharp, or stylishly; like a homosexual might dress - but still staying true to your gender. (not to be confused with cross dressing - which is to dress as the opposite gender)

      * e.g.,  ... eg 1: Since were all be gussied up, maybe we should go out for an expensive dinner too? 


     [ "gussied up" ]

    2: Usually only applied to males.

      * e.g.,  ... eg2: 

     [ "gussie up" ]

    1: Gussie up means to embellish

      * e.g.,  ... You bet she'll gussie up for her birthday party. 

     [ "Gussied up" ]

    1: A descriptive word. To emphasise how one is feeling/ looking in a positive manor. To whom is gussied up is to be whom that has the best chance with the opposite sex.

      * e.g.,  ... Dang! You're making me feel super gussied up right now, let's go get our cockys sucked. 

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