Transcription
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- [awf, of stressed th ee peg]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði pɛg/
- /ɒf ðə peɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awf, of stressed th ee peg]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði pɛg/
Definitions of off-the-peg word
- adjective off-the-peg ready-to-wear. 1
- phrase off-the-peg Off-the-peg clothes are made in large numbers and sent to shops, not made specially for a particular person. 0
- adjective off-the-peg (of clothing) ready to wear; not produced esp for the person buying 0
- noun off-the-peg (of clothes) ready to wear, as opposed to tailor-made 0
- adjective off-the-peg ready-made; off-the-shelf; not custom-made 0
- noun off-the-peg ready-made 0
Information block about the term
Origin of off-the-peg
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Off-the-peg
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
off-the-peg popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
See also
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