verb
gussy
Gussy (verb) means to make yourself or something else look smart, often with extra decoration.
verb
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To make yourself or something else look smart, often with extra decoration.
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Etymology
First use appears c. 1952, apparently from Gussy (an adjective), schoolyard slang for “overly dressed” (1940); perhaps related to gussie (“an effeminate man”) (1901) and somehow connected to Gussie, the nickname for Augusta and Augustus.
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What is the meaning of gussy?
"gussy" (verb) means to make yourself or something else look smart, often with extra decoration.
