cutup
See also: cut-up and cut up
English
Alternative forms
- cut up, cut-up
Etymology
From the verb phrase cut up.
Noun
cutup (plural cutups)
- Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes
- 2009 January 25, Marilyn Stasio, “A Need for Noir”, in New York Times:
- Although Dek can be a cutup, his explanation for his obsessive search for the truth — “It was about respect” — reveals the bedrock of decency that makes him a seriously good guy.
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Synonyms
- class clown, prankster