getup

noun

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noun Informal.

costume; outfit: Everyone will stare at you if you wear that getup.

arrangement or format; style: the getup of a new cookbook.

Also, get-up.

Origin:
1825–35; noun use of verb phrase get up

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Getup is always a great word to know.

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