cutups
Jokers causing mischief
Cutups are people who clown around or act silly to get laughs, especially in contexts where seriousness is expected: The teacher separated the cutups in the back row.
The term is mildly affectionate—cutups are annoying but harmless.
Also spelled cut-ups.
Cutup or wild card
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- jesterRoyal household comedian
- comedianProfessional humor performer
wisecracker · practical joker · mischief-maker · goofball · ham · show-off · antic · buffoon
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- glueBonding substance
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- clippingsPieces cut off
- magazinesPeriodic illustrated publications
montage · assemblage · photomontage · decoupage · scrapbooking · pasting · fragments · rearrangement
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- experimentalTesting new methods
avant-garde · manipulation · aleatory · Naked Lunch · Dada · recombination · nonlinear · discontinuity
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- slicingCutting into portions
- splicingConnecting by interweaving ends
- rearrangingAltering the configuration
- recombiningUniting previously separated parts
randomizing · shuffling · reassembling · permutation · algorithm · dislocation · word salad · fragmentation
joker
Cutup or wild card
comedian · wisecracker · practical joker · mischief-maker · goofball · ham · show-off · antic · buffoon · smart aleck
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
magazines · montage · assemblage · photomontage · decoupage · scrapbooking · pasting · fragments · rearrangement · layering
Burroughs
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
experimental · avant-garde · manipulation · aleatory · Naked Lunch · Dada · recombination · nonlinear · discontinuity · remix
scissors
Pivoted twin-blade cutter
- slicingCutting into portions
- splicingConnecting by interweaving ends
- rearrangingAltering the configuration
recombining · randomizing · shuffling · reassembling · permutation · algorithm · dislocation · word salad · fragmentation · dissection
cutupswallflowers
Timid party attendees
shrinking violets · introverts · loners · recluses · mouse
cutupssobersides
Habitually serious person
stuffed shirts · sticks-in-the-mud · stiffs · wet blankets · killjoys