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plural noun Informal.

dressy clothes, especially as worn to a party or other social event.

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Origin of glad rags

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby glad rags

gladiatorial, gladiola, gladiolus, gladius, gladly, glad rags, Gladsheim, gladsome, Gladstone, Gladstone bag, Gladstone, William Ewart

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How to use glad rags in a sentence

So dust down your glad rags, put on your best hat, and pack up your picnic, for we are off to the races!
We Are Off to the Races!!|Lydia Brownlow|June 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If you didnt have those glad rags on, I wouldnt be able to tell the difference.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
"Whom the gods would destroy they first dress in glad rags," piped Collins.
The Little Brown Jug at Kildare|Meredith Nicholson
"Put on your glad rags and come back, Priscilla," begged Peggy, who also was making preparations for a retreat.
Peggy Raymond's Way|Harriet Lummis Smith

Guess you'll have to bid a fond farewell to all the glad rags you brought with you, and put on some of Ruth's, or Helen's.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island|Alice Emerson
We can see to it that the Patience girl gets some glad rags and some dope when she gets here.
Little Lost Sister|Virginia Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for glad rags

glad rags

pl n

informal best clothes or clothes used on special occasions

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Other Idioms and Phrases with glad rags

glad rags

Stylish clothes, as in Let's put on our glad rags and go out on the town. [Slang; late 1800s]

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