Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for reach-me-down

reach-me-down

[ reech-mee-doun ]

noun

, British.


reach-me-down

noun

    1. often plural a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
    2. ( as modifier )

      reach-me-down finery

  1. plural trousers
  2. modifier not original; derivative; stale

    a stock of reach-me-down ideas

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of reach-me-down1

First recorded in 1860–65
Discover More

Example Sentences

It is like buying a reach-me-down suit, which I have never done.

A drama conceived in this reach-me-down fashion will scarcely have the breath of life in it.

Every reach-me-down that had been hanging these twenty years flapped about their limbs, hindering their progress.

And you come to me stinkin' of beer in a reach-me-down overcoat, and pretend you be the law!

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


reaching jibreach rod