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toggery

American  
[tog-uh-ree] / ˈtɒg ə ri /

noun

plural

toggeries
  1. Informal. clothes; garments; togs.

  2. Chiefly British. a clothing shop.


toggery British  
/ ˈtɒɡərɪ /

noun

  1. informal clothes; togs

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Etymology

Origin of toggery

First recorded in 1805–15; tog + -ery

Example Sentences

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In the post-housebound era, if casual toggery becomes the norm for work, will underwire bras go the way of ties, suits and vertiginous heels?

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

Woodstock is a historic haven for musicians, artists and activists, a place to slow down and revel in nature’s glory and head shops crammed with tie-dye toggery, long a favored weekend destination for city folk.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2020

The next day but one was Sunday, so after dressing myself in my go-ashore toggery, I went with the skipper to take another stroll in the city.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

"It isn't a good fit," he remarked with a laugh, "but the other toggery was impossible for the moors."

From Windyridge by Riley, W.

Good heavens! what a lot of toggery you have got on.

From The Vicar's People by Fenn, George Manville