tart up

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tart up

verb tarts up · tarting up · tarted up

ambitransitive, informal To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.
Similar: hussy up, hussy it up, slut up, slut it up
informal, intransitive To dress garishly.
Similar: jazz up
informal, transitive To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell. They tarted up their business plan.
Similar: zhoosh, zhoosh up

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verb to dress so as to be more sexually attractive

Español	maquear

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@misc{tart_up_2026,
  title = {tart up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tart%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}