mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp 

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: such as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functionalities from various online sources

Examples of mash-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Produced for $18 million, the horror/rom-com mash-up will hope to draw moviegoers through the seasonally appropriate Valentine’s Day weekend to wind up a theatrical success. —J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025

As Herrera notes, serial killers and biggest fans are anachronisms to Poe’s time, but the movie is consciously made to mash-up genres and audience expectations. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025

Speaking with Deadline about the method behind his creative madness, the director said that the seven-minute mash-up — which deftly remixed about a hundred SNL performances — took nearly a year to complete in the editing room. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025

Despite its flashy genre mash-up, Emilia Pérez is stuck with a coarse, unappealing protagonist. —Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mash-up

noun

ˈmash-ˌəp

: something created by combining elements from two or more sources: as

a

: a piece of music created by digitally overlaying an instrumental track with a vocal track from a different recording

b

: a movie or video having characters or situations from other sources

c

: a Web service or application that integrates data and functions from various online sources