mash up
Squash something soft into a paste, OR mix two different songs or things together to make something new.
Meanings
To crush a soft food into a smooth or lumpy paste.
"He mashed up the avocados with a fork and added lime juice."
To combine elements of two or more songs, videos, or cultural products into a new creative work.
"The DJ mashed up a classic hip-hop beat with a current pop chorus and the crowd loved it."
"Girl Talk has made a career out of mashing up dozens of songs into a single track."
— General music press reference to DJ Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis), widely reported in Rolling Stone and Wired
(Caribbean English) To ruin, damage, or destroy something completely.
"Those bad reviews really mashed up his reputation."
In cooking, it is straightforwardly literal. In music and digital culture, a 'mashup' (noun) is a popular format blending two or more songs. In Jamaican English, it also means to destroy or ruin. The noun 'mashup' is spelled as one word.
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