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- [hand mee doun]
- /hænd mi daʊn/
- /hænd miː daʊn/
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- [hand mee doun]
- /hænd mi daʊn/
Definitions of hand-me-down word
- noun hand-me-down an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones. 1
- noun hand-me-down any item not new that is or can be used again: Our office furniture was a collection of hand-me-downs. 1
- adjective hand-me-down passed along for further use by others: some hand-me-down clothes from my older brother. 1
- adjective hand-me-down borrowed or adapted from other sources; derivative: a street full of hand-me-down architecture. 1
- noun hand-me-down used garment 1
- noun hand-me-down used item 1
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Origin of hand-me-down
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hand-me-down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand-me-down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for hand-me-down
adj hand-me-down
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- used — previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.
- worn — past participle of wear.
- reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- second-hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
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