Meaning of getup | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
   US, informal
2. A fight or altercation.
   informal
3. Layout and production style, as of a magazine.

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Examples

“When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of get–up that in the first moment I took him for a sort of vision.”

“The Schnitzelbank Band, each member attired in an odd getup, received many comments for the manner in which the men marched.”

“Oh, I forgot. She had on a get-up that took the attention of anyone that saw her, even in that crazy mob. The better to cut the wind, she had shortened sail and wore a short skirt, black tights, and a skullcap.”

“[A] parade of costumed cadets trots by: a shark costume, an Uncle Sam getup and three young men in form-fitting bodysuits.”

“They wore jorts and crop tops; or strappy, S&M-influenced getups; or pajamas emblazoned with cartoons.”

“"A bully. Picked on fellows. He loved to fight. But I never saw him in a getup with a fellow his own size."”

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