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gussy definition

gussy or gussie gus′·sie (gus′ē)

transitive verb, intransitive verb gussied -·sied, gussying -·sy·ing

Slang to dress (up) or decorate in a fine or showy way

Etymology: after Gussie, nickname for Augusta

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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