togeman

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• togs — noun plural Etymology: plural of English slang tog coat, short for obsolete English argot togeman, togman Date: 1779 clothing; especially a set of clothes and accessories for a specified use < riding togs > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• List of English apocopations — This is a list of common apocopations in the English language.A;ab :abdominal muscle (slang) [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/42/A0004250.html ab 2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ] :Abalone:… …   Wikipedia

• tog — /tog/, n., v., togged, togging. n. 1. a coat. 2. Usually, togs. clothes. v.t. 3. to dress (often fol. by out or up). [1775 85; appar. short for earlier cant togeman(s), togman cloak, coat, equiv. to toge (late ME < L toga TOGA) + man(s) obs. cant …   Universalium

• tog — tog1 informal noun (togs) clothes. ↘Austral./NZ & Irish a swimming costume. verb (be/get togged up/out) be or get dressed for an occasion or activity. Derivatives toggery noun Origin C18: appar. an abbrev. of obs. criminals sl. togeman(s) a light …   English new terms dictionary

• tog — [[t]tɒg[/t]] n. v. togged, tog•ging 1) a coat 2) Usu., togs. clothes 3) to dress (often fol. by out or up) • Etymology: 1775–85; appar. short for earlier argot togeman(s), togman cloak, coat =toge (late ME < L toga toga) + man(s) formative in… …   From formal English to slang

• togs — /tɒgz / (say togz) plural noun Colloquial 1. clothes: football togs; work togs. 2. Especially Qld, NSW and Victoria → swimming costume. {apparently shortened form of British thieves slang togeman(s) cloak, coat} …  

• tog — Ⅰ. tog [1] informal ► NOUN (togs) ▪ clothes. ► VERB (togged, togging) (be togged up/out) ▪ be fully dressed for a particular occasion or activity. ORIGIN apparently an abbreviation …   English terms dictionary

• tog — [täg, tôg] n. [prob. < cant togeman(s), togman, a cloak, coat, ult. < L toga, TOGA] 1. [Old Slang] a coat 2. [pl.] Informal clothes; outfit [tennis togs] vt., vi. togged, togging Informal to dress: usually with up or out …   English World dictionary

• tog — 1. n. & v. colloq. n. (usu. in pl.) an item of clothing. v.tr. & intr. (togged, togging) (foll. by out, up) dress, esp. elaborately. Etymology: app. abbr. of 16th c. cant togeman(s), togman, f. F toge or L toga: see TOGA …   Useful english dictionary