gussy up

== English == === Alternative forms === gussie up === Verb === gussy up (third-person singular simple present gussies up, present participle gussying up, simple past and past participle gussied up) (chiefly US) (informal, intransitive) To don fancy clothing; to dress up particularly in flattering or specially altered garments. Synonym: doll up (informal, transitive) To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means. Synonym: spruce up ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “gussy up v.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present