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toggery

tog·ger·y
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tog-uh-ree]
    • /ˈtɒg ə ri/
    • /ˈtɒ.ɡə.rɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tog-uh-ree]
    • /ˈtɒg ə ri/

Definitions of toggery word

  • noun plural toggery Informal. clothes; garments; togs. 1
  • noun plural toggery Chiefly British. a clothing shop. 1
  • noun toggery clothes; togs 0

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Origin of toggery

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; tog + -ery

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Parts of speech for Toggery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

toggery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for toggery

noun toggery

  • attirement — dress; attire.
  • civvies — People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform.
  • clothing — Clothing is the things that people wear.
  • draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
  • drapery — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.

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