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gussy
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gus·sy  (gs)
tr.v. gus·sied, gus·sy·ing, gus·sies Slang
To dress or decorate elaborately; adorn or embellish: gussied herself up in sequins and feathers.

[Perhaps from Australian slang gussie, an effeminate man, from Gussie, diminutive of the personal name Augustus.]


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Don't overlook the possibility of gussying up supermarket ingredients to save time and effort.
Coffee Bean, like other specialty coffee brands, was among the first to capitaxlize on selling coffee as a luxury item by gussying up a plain cup of Joe with shots of espresso and cannel or vanilla flavorings.
An awkward recess was strung with horizontal rows of red lights, and the piece looked like in-home Christmas-tree decor, gussying up the walls without altering their geometry.
 
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