"dress-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Deverbal from dress up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|dress up}} Deverbal from dress up Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dress-up (uncountable)
  1. (informal) A child's game of putting on different clothes and pretending to be different people. Wikipedia link: dress-up Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing, Games Derived forms: dress-up game, dress-up party Coordinate_terms: cosplay Translations (Translations): utkledning [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)

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