English · Slang Attested

glad rags

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Formal attire, dress clothes.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

trang phục trang trọng

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

“But say, you wouldn’t have known me if you’d seen me here with my wife that time—my glad rags on, a stove-pipe lid, patent leather kicks and a stone on my front. […]

Quoted attestation: 1896, Henry M. Blossom, Jr., Checkers: A Hard-luck Story, Grosset & Dunlap, page 39,

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Stylish clothing.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quần áo thời trang

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Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “glad rags” mean?

Formal attire, dress clothes.

Is “glad rags” formal or informal?

glad rags is generally slang.

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