suited-booted
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From suited (“wearing a suit”, adjective) + booted (“wearing a boot or boots”, adjective), the words chosen for the rhyme.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsuːtɪdˈbuːtɪd/, (dated) /ˌsjuː-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsutɪdˈbutɪd/
- Rhymes: -uːtɪd
- Hyphenation: suit‧ed-boot‧ed
Adjective[edit]
suited-booted (not comparable)
- (South Asia) Synonym of suited and booted (“dressed smartly, especially in business or formal wear”)
Translations[edit]
synonym of suited and booted — see suited and booted
Further reading[edit]
- “suited-booted, adj.” under “suited, adj.1”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2023.