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mash-up

American  
[mash-uhp] / ˈmæʃˌʌp /
Or mashup

noun

Informal.
  1. Music. a recording that combines vocal and instrumental tracks from two or more recordings.

  2. a combination or mixing of dissimilar elements, especially content from different sources.

    an adventure/horror/war movie mash-up; a web mash-up that overlays digital maps with crime statistics.


Etymology

Origin of mash-up

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase mash up

Example Sentences

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The performances in “EPiC” challenge that idea: Accompanied by the TCB Band and the background singers of the Sweet Inspirations, Presley’s voice soars through a richly melodramatic “You’ve Lost That Feeling Loving” then burns with attitude in a mash-up of “Little Sister” and the Beatles’ “Get Back”; “Suspicious Minds” drives toward an ecstatic climax, Presley and drummer Ronnie Tutt egging each other on as the song’s groove keeps picking up steam.

From Los Angeles Times

The book is often treated as an urtext of the contemporary trauma novel, but Ms. Serpell is interested in its wildly experimental mash-up of genres: “To write this novel . . . Morrison resurrected the Gothic, shattered it with modernist techniques, darkened it with Afrodiasporic forms, and cast all three into a love story.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The space is a mash-up of textures: Rows of warm, flickering candles illuminate a cool, polished concrete floor; velvet curtains ripple by plush and furry throw rugs.

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, it’s a mash-up of locked-room mystery and “The Bear,” but it’s also a beautifully crafted novel in stories that reveals characters’ essential loneliness right beside their cravings for true connection.

From Los Angeles Times

Then he kicked off 2026 by dropping a mash-up version of the record on the streaming platform Hotcue.fm.

From Los Angeles Times