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reach-me-down

reach-me-down
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reech mee doun]
    • /ritʃ mi daʊn/
    • /riːtʃ miː daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reech mee doun]
    • /ritʃ mi daʊn/

Definitions of reach-me-down word

  • noun reach-me-down a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand 0
  • noun reach-me-down (as modifier) 0
  • noun reach-me-down trousers 0
  • noun reach-me-down not original; derivative; stale 0
  • abbreviation REACH-ME-DOWN ready-made 0
  • adjective reach-me-down not original; hackneyed 0

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Origin of reach-me-down

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Reach-me-down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reach-me-down popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% 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.

Synonyms for reach-me-down

adj reach-me-down

  • 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.

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