Meaning & use
Gussied
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Dressed up or decorated in an elaborate or showy way, usually as 'gussied up.'
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She gussied herself up for the awards banquet with a sequined gown.
The old diner was gussied up with new booths and neon signs.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with 'up,' as in 'gussied up'; its exact origin is uncertain, though it may derive from the name 'Gussie.'
Words with a similar meaning
dolled upspruced up
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Words with an opposite meaning
stripped down
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