gussy up
Make more fancy
Gussy up means to dress up or make something more attractive, often with a sense of excess or fussiness: She gussied up for the party, They gussied up the old house with new shutters and a fresh coat of paint.
The phrase is informal and slightly playful, suggesting effort put into appearance that might be more than strictly necessary.
Add visual enhancements
- adornAdd beauty to
- beautifyMake more attractive
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- ornamentThing that beautifies
garnish · bedeck · prettify · jazz up · spruce up · festoon · accessorize · polish
Elegant, showy clothing
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- chicTasteful, current flair
outfit · ensemble · attire · wardrobe · Sunday best · dressed to the nines · dolled up · spiffed up
decorate
Add visual enhancements
ornament · garnish · bedeck · prettify · jazz up · spruce up · festoon · accessorize · polish · trim
finery
Elegant, showy clothing
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
chic · outfit · ensemble · attire · wardrobe · Sunday best · dressed to the nines · dolled up · spiffed up · sharp
gussy updress down
Criticize severely, or go casual
strip down · let oneself go · slob out · underdress · undress