togs

noun — 3 senses

togs

noun
1

UK, Slang Clothes.

  • 'Look at his togs, Fagin!' said Charley, putting the light so close to his new jacket as nearly to set him on fire. 'Look at his togs! Superfine cloth, and the heavy swell cut! Oh, my eye, what a game! And his books, too! Nothing but a gentleman, Fagin!'1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], chapter 16, in Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
  • And the costumes looked like workout togs.2016, San Francisco Examiner:
2

With noun qualifier Clothes for a specific occasion or use.

  • gardening togs, swimming togs
3

Ireland, New Zealand Swimsuits, of either the women's or men's tight-fitting type (in some regions referred to as "speedos").

Synonyms
bathers, cossie, swimmers
Derived terms
dick togs, long-togs, togless

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