Gussy Up (Verb)
Meaning
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She spent hours gussying up for the wedding, trying on different dresses and doing her hair in an elaborate style.
- The restaurant gussied up its menu for the holiday season, adding fancy dishes and expensive wines.
- He gussied up his old car with a new paint job and some flashy rims.
- The city gussied up its downtown area with new streetlights and decorations for the summer festival.
- She gussied up her resume with fancy fonts and graphics to make it stand out to potential employers.
Synonyms
- Get Up
- Trick Out
- Attire
- Overdress
- Deck Out
- Fancy Up
- Tog Up
- Fig Up
- Rig Out
- Deck Up
- Dress Up
- Fig Out
- Trick Up
- Prink
- Tog Out