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glad rags

 
noun Informal.
dressy clothes, especially as worn to a party or other social event.
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1900–05
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glad rags
 
—pl n
informal best clothes or clothes used on special occasions

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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glad rags definition


  1. n.
    fancy clothes; best clothing. (See also rag.) : I'll get on my glad rags, and we'll go out tonight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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glad rags

Stylish clothes, as in Let's put on our glad rags and go out on the town. [Slang; late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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