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gussygus‧sy /ˈɡʌsi/ verb (past tense and past participle gussied, present participle gussying) gussyOrigin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from gussie ‘weak or stupid man’ (19-20 centuries), from the male or female name Gussie VERB TABLEgussy |
Present | I, you, we, they | gussy | | he, she, it | gussies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gussied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gussied | | he, she, it | has gussied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gussied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gussy | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gussied |
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Present | I | am gussying | | he, she, it | is gussying | | you, we, they | are gussying | Past | I, he, she, it | was gussying | | you, we, they | were gussying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gussying | | he, she, it | has been gussying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gussying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gussying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gussying |
gussy somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb American English informal to make someone look attractive by dressing them in their best clothes, or to make something look attractive by decorating it: All the girls will be gussied up for the party. |