Synonyms for gussy up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : guhs-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌs i |
Top 10 synonyms for gussy up Other synonyms for the word gussy up
- accouter
- add bells and whistles
- add finishing touches
- amplify
- appoint
- array
- attire
- bedizen
- braid
- buff
- burnish
- clean up
- cleanse
- color
- cross-stitch
- deck out
- do
- do up
- doll up
- dress
- dress out
- dress up
- elaborate
- emblaze
- enhance
- enrich
- exaggerate
- face-lift
- festoon
- finish
- fit out
- fix up
- frill
- fudge
- furbish
- furnish
- garland
- garnish
- get dressed up
- gild
- give details
- glaze
- gloss
- grace
- groom
- gussy up
- idealize
- illuminate
- improve
- jazz up
- knit
- magnify
- make over
- mend
- modernize
- ornament
- overdress
- overhaul
- overstate
- paint
- pattern
- perfect
- prank
- preen
- prepare
- prettify
- primp
- prink
- provide
- put on best clothes
- quilt
- reactivate
- recondition
- reconstitute
- recreate
- redo
- reequip
- refit
- reform
- refresh
- refurbish
- rehab
- rehabilitate
- rejuvenate
- rekindle
- remake
- remodel
- renew
- renovate
- repair
- restore
- resurrect
- resuscitate
- retread
- retrieve
- revamp
- revitalize
- revive
- revivify
- rub
- set off
- set to rights
- shine
- slick
- smarten
- smarten up
- spiff
- spiff up
- spruce
- spruce up
- stitch
- titivate
- trim
- update
- weave pattern
- work
Définition of gussy up
Origin :- "to dress up or decorate in a showy way," 1952, American English slang, apparently from Gussy (1940), schoolyard slang name for an overly dressed person, perhaps related to gussie (1901) "effeminate man," and somehow connected to the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.
- As in primp : verb beautify and dress nicely
- As in refurbish : verb spruce up
- As in renovate : verb fix up, modernize
- As in adorn : verb decorate
- As in deck : verb put on clothing, usually nice
- As in decorate : verb beautify, embellish
- As in doll up : verb beautify oneself; dress up
- As in dress up : verb put on one's best clothes
- As in embellish : verb make beautiful; decorate
- As in emblazon : verb adorn
- As in embroider : verb add fancy stitching, adornment
- As in fix up : verb prepare, beautify
- As in furbish : verb polish; renovate
- As in garnish : verb embellish, improve
Antonyms for gussy up
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