dolled up
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6.9
- idiom
- Informal
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arreglado
- She got all dolled up for her sister's wedding and looked stunning in her gown.
- get dolled up
- look dolled up
And she's got her whole family dolled up for this one shot.
- And she's got her whole family dolled up for this one shot.
- She was super cute, did her makeup, got all dolled up, all dolled up.
- He's just, I think Lebanese people are so like the Irish, they're such great crack, they love their food, they love to get dolled up and they love to party.
- That shows that my my toes got them so fucking dolled up.
- Put on some mascara, get yourself dolled up so we could look at you and be like, that's one hot cycle bitch.
Examples
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I love getting all dolled up and going to dinner or a red carpet.
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Orlean, dolled up, anxiously gets ready to go out, eyes herself in the mirror, and plays with her hair.
Fiction book (2002) -
Yeah, because we're going to a launch party tonight, so we're all going to like get dolled up and we'll go out and have fun.
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Last time I saw her, she was all dolled up.
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Of course, I also got dolled up for the event.
Blog text (19) -
All of them were dolled up, and no one was in ordinary clothes.
Blog text (30) -
"You look mighty dolled up today."
Fiction book (1995) -
Would you prefer to be all dolled up and glamorous or laid back with no makeup?
Blog text (29) -
The last time he saw her dolled up like this was their sophomore-year Valentine's Ball.
Fiction book (2002) -
Well, because it's kind of fun to get all dolled up and go somewhere romantic, imagining for weeks beforehand how it will be the best night of your life.
Blog text (25)
Synonyms
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2.7
Wearing special formal clothes for a party or event
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4.6
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
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7.6
Wearing very elegant formal clothes for a special occasion
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1.0
Wearing special clothes for an occasion, for example a party
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6.8
Wearing very attractive, stylish clothes to get people's attention
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7.4
Dressed in nice clothes or made to look neat and attractive
Wearing smart clothes for a special event
To wear nice clothes for a special event
Looks tidy and neat after an extra effort to look good
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Given the provided constituent meanings, 'doll' (to ornament or dress someone) plus the particle 'up' yields a clear compositional meaning of being dressed/fancied up; this follows a common English verb+particle pattern. A B1 learner who knows both constituents would therefore be able to infer that 'dolled up' means wearing fancy/formal clothes and makeup for an occasion.
Etymology
Dolled up may come from the picture of a small doll being dressed up in pretty clothes and makeup for display; people used that image for real people who do the same. So, dolled up means 'wearing fancy clothes and makeup'.