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gussy up vs tart up

tart up vs gussy up

gussy up and tart up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gussy up No No Yes No
tart up No No Yes No
As verbs, tart up is a hyponym of gussy up; that is, tart up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gussy up:
  • gussy up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • tart up: dress up in a cheap and provocative way
Other hyponyms of gussy up include dress, plume, preen, primp, prank, enrobe, bedizen, dizen.
gussy up (verb) tart up (verb)
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive dress up in a cheap and provocative way
decorate in a cheap and flashy way
Difference between gussy up and tart up

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