mash-up

American  

[mash-uhp] / ˈmæʃˌʌp /

Or mashup

noun

Informal.

1. Music. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.

2. a combination or mixing of dissimilar elements, especially content from different sources.

   an adventure/horror/war movie mash-up; a web mash-up that overlays digital maps with crime statistics.

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Etymology

Origin of mash-up

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase mash up

Example Sentences

One battle scene is scored to 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” simply as a nod to a He-Man mash-up video that went viral back in 2005, a clash as wonky as it sounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Stylistically, it's a very intentional mash-up of their 1990 and 2014 World Cup-winning kits.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Looking like a mash-up between a religious sermon and an eye exam, those bottles now sit in the aisles of Walmart, Target, Costco and Whole Foods, selling roughly one unit every two seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Svitlana Yakovleva tightly held her two grandchildren, Myroslava, 6, and Yevgen, 8, as they watched snowmen perform a choreographed rendition of a holiday mash-up.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Before I know it, we're walking into Lauren's house, and a mash-up of different sounds floods my ears.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman