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off-the-peg
off-the-peg
/
ˈɔf
ðəˈpɛg, ˈɒf-
/
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adjective
British
.
ready-to-wear
.
Origin:
1875–80
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off-the-peg
—
adj
(of clothing) ready to wear; not produced especially for the person buying
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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