Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To dress or decorate elaborately; adorn or embellish.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps from Australian slang gussie, an effeminate man, from Gussie, diminutive of the personal name Augustus.]

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Examples

  • Rather than purchasing expensive table linens, we chose to highlight ONE element … the ruffled chairs … and rather "gussy" up the plain white and gray linens that we ordered.

    Style Me Pretty : The Ultimate Wedding Blog 2010

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • While the recipe for the "gussy" sandwich (fried pickles, spinach, goat cheese and come-back sauce) is not included, the spirit of the book is such that readers should be willing to come up with a decent version of the gussy themselves.

    unknown title 2009

  • Maybe Netlogo should hire a designer to gussy up their applets.

    hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » Artificial Intelligence in Flash 2009

  • Amazon tried to gussy up the Kindle edition by offering what looked like a steep 45% discount, but the digital edition still cost $5 more than the print edition.

    Outcry Prompts Amazon To Stop Overcharging For Digital Edition - The Consumerist 2009

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