🇬🇧 Dress-up meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card
noun
Dress-up is a kind of pretend play where you put on costumes, old clothes, hats, or silly outfits and act like you are someone or something else, like a superhero, a princess, a dinosaur, or even a talking banana.
In our dress-up adventure, I was a superhero whose only power was making snacks appear…and then disappear into my mouth.
During dress-up, I was a brave knight, but my armor was just aluminum foil and a spaghetti strainer helmet.
Our dog joined dress-up as a superhero, but his special power was drooling on everyone’s capes.
My neighbor’s dress-up party had one rule: the sillier your costume, the more cookies you got, so everyone looked completely ridiculous.
Dress-up is actually a kind of imaginative play that helps kids practice creativity, storytelling, and even empathy—while also making everyone in the house look completely ridiculous.
At the kitchen floor, a dress-up box spilled ribbons and crowns. A dress-up pirate and a dress-up queen argued for the same hat. Laughing, they mixed dress-up roles, swapping capes and scarves until the dress-up kingdom was a messy parade. Their tired father clapped; the dress-up players bowed, proud, and fell asleep among glitter.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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