hussy up
hussy up · hussies up · hussied up · hussying up
To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, often applying excessive makeup or…To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, often applying excessive makeup or wearing revealing clothing.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, derogatory)To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, often applying excessive makeup or wearing revealing clothing.
Look at her, all hussied up with her makeup and fishnet stockings! For shame!
Forms
hussies up, hussying up, hussied up, hussied up| Base form | hussy up · to hussy up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hussies up |
| Present participle | hussying up |
| Past simple | hussied up |
| Past participle | hussied up |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.