cutup

See also: cut-up and cut up

English

Alternative forms

cut up, cut-up

Etymology

From the verb phrase cut up.

Noun

cutup (plural cutups)

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”, in 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

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