cutup
4
6.9
- noun
- /ˈkʌtʌp/
- Informal
:
payaso
- Everyone loves how funny he is; he's such a cutup during our meetings.
- a real cutup
- class cutup
Examples
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There's one in every class... the cutup.
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You know, myself as a father, I'm a real cutup.
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How about that, folks, what a cutup.
Fiction book (1993) -
That was before God became such a cutup.
Fiction book (2000) -
He seems like a real cutup, huh?
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He was a cutup, like kids are, but you know, there was never any doubt about his commitment to the Lord...
Fiction book (1992) -
Whippy Bird always has been a cutup.
Fiction book (1990) -
Well, if that's the way I strike you, sure, I'm just a college cutup.
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What a cutup!
Academic text (2007) -
Join me next week on the set of The Dick Van Dyke Show, where I'll be talking to comical cutups, Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie.
Synonyms
43
7.4
A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh
24
4.1
A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh
23
7.5
A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh
16
3.5
A person who jokes and teases others to make them laugh
4
9.9
A person who plays tricks and causes small trouble
3
7.8
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
1
8.9
A person who makes others laugh in a group
1
8.8
A person who makes jokes to make others laugh
A person who plays tricks to embarrass or fool other people
A person who acts silly and playful
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cutup comes from the simple idea cut + up, like 'cutting up' a serious moment by telling jokes or acting silly. So a cutup is someone who behaves playfully to make other people laugh.