(slang) Formal attire, dress clothes.
(slang) Formal attire, dress clothes.
1896, Henry M. Blossom, Jr., Checkers: A Hard-luck Story, Grosset & Dunlap, [http://books.google.com/books?id=_IY0AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA39&dq=%22glad+rags%22 page 39],
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(US, _, regional, slang) To dress up.
(uncountable) Formalwear.
A US regional slang phrase meaning to dress up or put on one's best clothes. Used in Southern and regional American dialects, particularly in older generations. The phrase suggests making an effort with one's appearance for a special occasion.
(UK, slang) Clothes.
(slang) Stylish clothing.
: “But say, you wouldn’t have known me if you’d seen me here with my wife that time—my glad rags on, a stove-pipe lid, patent leather kicks and a stone on my front. […]
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