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mashup

mashup

5 4.6
A new piece made by mixing parts of different songs or videos
  • noun
  • /ˈmæʃˌʌp/
translation icon : mashup
  • Her latest video is a hilarious mashup of funny clips and memes.
  • mashup music
  • mashup video
  • Star Wars mashup

OK, it was copied, but Unholy was mashed up with Ram Leela, I think four months before I created this mashup.

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Examples

  • You get Penn Masala, the world's first Hindi a cappella group, and some incredibly chilling mashups.

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  • The app's marquee feature is the ability to mix multiple videos together into mashups.

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  • So this is the type of cultural mashup that can either go really good or really bad.

  • The whole world is a mashup, and I think we're better off for it.

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  • I got too excited about this collab, so I made a mashup to make sure it would work.

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  • Believe me, I had no idea before watching this that a dubstep mashup like this was even possible.

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  • It's time for We Tried It, a mashup of childhood favorites.

  • His aesthetic is an ubercool mashup of Soviet propaganda, Eastern textile patterns, and American psychedelic and pop art.

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  • For those of you who are uninitiated, Playing With Science is a sports science mashup where Neil likes to say where jocks and geeks collide.

  • The DJ created a vibrant mashup of popular songs that got everyone dancing.

Synonyms

blend
vsmashup
98 2.3

A mix of different things, like colors or spices

specifically implies creative reuse from various sources in music or media
mixture
vsmashup
58 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

is more specific to creative media blends from different sources than this general term
fusion
vsmashup
33 4.1

A joining of two different styles into one, for example music and food

is the creative product specifically made from different sources in media
medley
vsmashup
27 4.6

A piece of music made from several songs played together

combines elements by blending them into a new single work rather than in sequence
crossover
vsmashup
19 4.7

Music, album, or artist that mixes two styles to reach more listeners

focuses on mixing sources to create new work without aiming at wider appeal
amalgam
vsmashup
9 6.8

A mixture of different ideas or styles

focuses more on media and music examples rather than general ideas
melange
vsmashup
1 8.2

A mixture of different things, often very varied and unexpected

implies deliberate creative blending of sources into a cohesive new piece instead
smashup
vsmashup
1 5.3

A mix of two different styles to make something new

has identical meaning but is written with a different initial letter
smash-up
vsmashup
  • Jargon
4.9

A mix of two songs or styles that makes a new track

has identical meaning but is written without a hyphen
5.8

A work that mixes elements of two or more genres

is broader, combining elements from various sources beyond just genres

How Blended

mashup
5 4.6
collage
12 4.6
remix
22 3.5
medley
27 4.6
cover
297 4.1

Surface Forms

mashup singular
mashups plural

Morphology

mashup = mash + up (transparent) = mash + up

Formed directly from the verb 'mash' + particle 'up', meaning a mixing/blending, which is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Mashup comes from the simple parts mash ('to crush or mix') and up. DJs first used the word when they mixed two or more songs or movie clips together, and people later used it for any media joined into one. So a mashup is a creative combination of elements from different sources, especially in music or media.