gussy up meaning and definition

GUSSY UP verb

Definition of gussy up (verb)

1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
   • "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
   • synonyms: attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up
   • antonym: dress down