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off-the-peg

[ awf-thuh-peg, of- ]
/ ˈɔf ðəˈpɛg, ˈɒf- /
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adjective British.
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Origin of off-the-peg

First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for off-the-peg

off-the-peg

adjective
(of clothing) ready to wear; not produced especially for the person buying
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