cut-up

1. 1.

   someone who plays practical jokes on others

   Synonymsprankstertrickstertrickerhoaxerpractical joker

   Broadertroublemaker

Questions about cut-up

What does cut-up mean?

cut-up means "someone who plays practical jokes on others".

How many syllables are in cut-up?

cut-up has 2 syllables: cu-t-up. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for cut-up?

Close synonyms include prankster, trickster, tricker, hoaxer, practical joker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut-up a common word?

cut-up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.