togs

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒɡz

Noun

togs

1. plural of tog
2. (UK, plural only, slang) Clothes.

   1837-39, [[w:Charles Dickens|, Oliver Twist,

   'Look at his togs, Fagin!' said Charley, putting the light so close to his new jacket as nearly to set him on fire. 'Look at his togs! Superfine cloth, and the heavy swell cut! Oh, my eye, what a game! And his books, too! Nothing but a gentleman, Fagin!'

   2016, San Francisco Examiner

   And the costumes looked like workout togs.

3. (with noun qualifier, plural only) Clothes for a specific occasion or use.

   gardening togs, swimming togs

4. (Ireland, Australia (Queensland), New Zealand, plural only) swimsuit, both the women's and men's tight-fitting type (in some regions referred to as "speedos").

Synonyms

• (clothes for specific occasion or use): bathers, cossie, swimmers

Verb

togs

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tog

Anagrams

• GTOs, gost, gots, stog

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Swedish

Verb

togs

1. (deprecated template usage) past tense passive of ta.
2. (deprecated template usage) past tense passive of taga.