Mash-up Definition

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mashup
noun
A blend or mixture of incongruous elements, often, specif., one regarded as startling, inept, or inelegant.
Webster's New World
A recorded composition made up of digitally blended sections of other recordings.
Webster's New World
A Web-based application designed to integrate data from two or more sources to produce new content or functionality.
Webster's New World
The definition of a mashup is a combination of two or more pre-recorded songs into a new recording, such as a vocal track and an instrumental.
An example of a mashup is the combination of the Beatles and Jay Z on the songs of The Grey Album by Danger Mouse.
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(computing, slang) A derivative work consisting of two pieces of (generally digital) media joined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a map overlaid with user-supplied data.

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Origin of Mash-up

  • From mash up, in turn from mash and up.

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Mash-up Sentence Examples

  • The company name, incidentally, is a mash-up of their children's names, Alex and Ali.

  • If you're in a hurry, you can just mash up a raw papaya, smear it onto your skin for 15 minutes and then rinse.

  • And as well as adding pathos to the film, Kong also manages to mash up a couple of freaking dinosaurs.

  • Bailey also played a raga mash up with loads of dancehall tunes midway through the set.

  • Anyway, if you think the whole Meghan McCain/Tila Tequila mash up is crazy, word is that Tila sought out McCain because she heard the daughter of super conservative, former presidential candidate John McCain looked up to her.

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