# getup

Pronunciation: say "GET-up" /ˈɡɛtˌʌp/

## Noun

1. An outfit or costume, especially one that is showy or otherwise unusual. *(colloquial, US)*
   - Simple: A set of clothes or a costume, often one that is strange or very fancy.
   - _She arrived at the gala in a feathered getup that drew stares from across the room._
   - _The mascot's getup was so heavy that he needed a break every fifteen minutes._
2. Alternative form of get-up-and-go. *(colloquial)* — Alternative form of get-up-and-go.
   - Simple: Alternative form of get-up-and-go. It means energy and the wish to get things done.
   - _Retirement didn't sap his getup; within a month he was volunteering three days a week._
   - _What the team lacked in talent it made up for in sheer getup._
3. The overall layout and production style of a publication, such as a magazine.
   - Simple: The way a magazine or book is laid out and made to look.
   - _Critics praised the quarterly's plain getup, with its simple covers and generous margins._
   - _The publisher spent heavily on the getup of the anniversary edition, choosing thick paper and a cloth binding._
4. A fight or a noisy, heated argument. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A fight or an angry argument.
   - _Somebody threw a punch, and within seconds the whole bar was one big getup._
   - _He got into a getup with his brother-in-law at Thanksgiving and still had the bruise to show for it._

## Origin

Formed from get + up.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/getup (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).