GUSSY


Meaning of GUSSY in English

■ verb ( gussies , ~ing , gussied ) ( ~ someone/thing up ) N. Amer. informal make someone or something more attractive, especially in a showy way.

Origin

1940s: perh. from Gussie , familiar form of the given name Augustus .

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