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

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

She poked fun at stars including Zendaya, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Eddie Redmayne and Glen Powell, and later delivered a musical mash-up of Wicked and Conclave called Pope-ular.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

“Actually, Ainsley,” another girl says to the huffy one, “I think Fairview deserves to be in the finals. Their mash-up of ‘Let It Snow’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’ was amazing.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein