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- [reech mee doun]
- /ritʃ mi daʊn/
- /riːtʃ miː daʊn/
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- [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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