getup

or get-up

[ get-uhp ]

noun

, Informal.

1. costume; outfit:

   Everyone will stare at you if you wear that getup.

2. arrangement or format; style:

   the getup of a new cookbook.

Word History and Origins

Origin of getup¹

First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase get up

Example Sentences

He was gonna join the fight, you know, really he was, got his ninja getup fitted and everything.

From The Daily Beast

She was met with boos and shouts, as a man wearing a Revolutionary War getup yelled, “Let someone else speak!”

From The Daily Beast

It was something of a shock to find that her colorful peasant getup was antiseptically sheathed in a white laboratory coat.

From Project Gutenberg

Couldn't tell that so much from her getup as from the Frenchy hat and boulevard whiskers he's sportin'.

From Project Gutenberg

Acting as a doorman was another figure, human size, clad in a similar getup.

From Project Gutenberg

The matter of his speech was excellent, its form, occasionally, as extravagant as his getup.

From Project Gutenberg

There was cheer in Naab's "Getup," now, and the horses quickened with it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attire
• costume
• duds
• frock
• garb
• gown
• smock