cutup

English

Alternative forms

• cut up, cut-up

Etymology

cut +‎ up

Noun

cutup (plural cutups)

1. Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes
   • 2009 January 25, Marilyn Stasio, “A Need for Noir”, New York Times:

     Although Dek can be a cutup, his explanation for his obsessive search for the truth — “It was about respect” — reveals the bedrock of decency that makes him a seriously good guy.

Synonyms

• class clown, prankster