Cutup

Alternative forms

• cut up, cut-up

Origin

cut + up

Full definition of cutup

Noun

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, 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