GETUP

outfit, getup, rig, turnout

(noun) a set of clothing (with accessories); “his getup was exceedingly elegant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

getup (plural getups)

(chiefly, US, informal) A costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.

(informal) A fight or altercation.

(publishing) Layout and production style, as of a magazine.

Alternative form of get-up-and-go

Anagrams

• Puget

Source: Wiktionary


Get"-up, n.

Definition: General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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