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
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Then, Craig allegedly purchased a chainsaw on Amazon and cut up her mother’s body in the basement, Hardy testified.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
Rachel Sennott, who played the hurricane at the center of Shiva Baby and co-wrote this new movie, is the brash, horny cutup.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
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Bina even lets her, get this, cut up the cucumbers in her kitchen.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Then, Craig allegedly purchased a chainsaw on Amazon and cut up her mother’s body in the basement, Hardy testified.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
Rachel Sennott, who played the hurricane at the center of Shiva Baby and co-wrote this new movie, is the brash, horny cutup.
—A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
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But in 1954, Brando was at the height of his talents, bringing American acting up to and past to the British standard for the first time, with a realism achieved through that delicate balancing of gender qualities that pretty much no one before or after mastered in the same way.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 23 July 2024
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Babies remain the last vestige of scoundrels in sequel terms, so naturally the movie introduces a son to Gru (voiced as usual by Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) who, semi-amusingly, can’t stand his dad, screaming or acting up in some other way every time Gru picks him up.Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 July 2024
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The event was part of a weekend dedicated to the nostalgia of Bozo's Circus at Madame Zuzu's from Oct. 18 to 20, bringing together clowns, kids and fans of the loud, red-haired jokester and his crew for a weekend of reminiscing.Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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The notorious jokester also made headlines during a Brooklyn concert on Monday for making up a song at the piano after a fan requested a nonexistent Coldplay song.Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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That is good news for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), which puts on a spectacular show every fall to show off unique builds and trimmings that range from mild to wild.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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This year, local restaurants are showing off their best versions of the recipe.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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But for those who wish to dive into more personal efforts from Ito, Junji Ito’s Cat Diary is a treat for fans of his droll good-naturedness and his ability to derive melodramatic panic out of everyday situations.Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the band’s most impressive union of ideas and performances, an ambitious song cycle that’s also charmingly droll and crammed with memorable hooks.Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2024
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To give yourself or your favorite party animal the perfect gift this year, keep scrolling and add to cart.Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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In the movie, a mild-mannered care-worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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After five teenage boys are shown horsing around on a Malibu beach for a few seconds, the shot dissolves into Liam’s perfect coif, his unbuttoned shirt, his disarming smile.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Game of Thrones alum, 28, was seen horsing around with the British aristocrat at a polo match at his family's estate in West Sussex, England on Saturday, June 29.Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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His talk with Rogan spanned North Korea, the UFC, UFOs and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which are areas of interest to the comedian’s largely young male audience.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Why fool around with a convention that everyone understood and practiced?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Flashbacks peppered throughout the first several episodes reveal that Yasmin caught her father fooling around with a pregnant woman on the boat.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Cut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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