cut-up

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cut-up

A student is known as the class cut-up for his silly antics.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who plays practical jokes on others; a prankster: A "cut-up" is someone who enjoys making jokes, often of a physical or mischievous nature, to amuse or surprise people, sometimes by disrupting a situation.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • My brother is such a cut-up; he put a fake spider in my lunchbox.
    • The class cut-up was always getting into trouble for his jokes.
    • Don't be such a cut-up during the serious meeting.
Advanced Usage
  • Used informally to describe a person whose characteristic behavior is being jocular and disruptive.
    • He earned a reputation as the office cut-up.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cut up (verb phrase): To behave in a clownish or mischievous way; to joke or fool around.
    • The students started to cut up as soon as the teacher left the room.
  • Cutup (alternative spelling): A less common spelling of the noun "cut-up."
Synonyms
  • Prankster: A person who plays tricks.
  • Joker: A person who jokes, especially habitually.
  • Trickster: A person who deceives or plays tricks.
  • Clown: A person who acts comically or foolishly.
Related Idioms
  • To be a cut-up: To have the characteristic of a joker or prankster.
    • Everyone knows he's a cut-up, so we weren't surprised by the prank.
cut-up

A student is known as the class cut-up for his silly antics.

Noun
  1. someone who plays practical jokes on others

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