getup

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.

   • When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of get–up that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision.
   • The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.
   • Oh, I forgot. She had on a get-up that took the attention of anyone that saw her, even in that crazy mob. The better to cut the wind, she had shortened sail and wore a short skirt, black tights, and a skullcap.
2. 2

   A fight or altercation.

   • "A bully. Picked on fellows. He loved to fight. But I never saw him in a getup with a fellow his own size."
3. 3

   Layout and production style, as of a magazine.

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   1. 4

      Alternative form of get-up-and-go.

The neighborhood

• neighborall get up
• neighborget up