togs
plural noun
ˈtägz 
ˈtȯgz
: clothing
especially : a set of clothes and accessories for a specified use
riding togs
Synonyms
- costume
- drag
- dress
- garb
- getup
- guise
- outfit
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 2021 film ‘King Richard,’ about Venus and Serena Williams’ father, put retro tennis togs on display in theaters. 
Ann-marie Alcántara, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 The film’s Oscar-winning makeup puts puffy cheeks on Chastain’s long face, which gives her the look of a mascaraed basset hound, weirdly accentuated by ’80s fashions — exercise togs, glittery headbands, big-shouldered Dynasty dresses, and fur coats. Armond White, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 Video released after the game showed UCLA redshirt freshman forward Mac Etienne, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants rather than game togs because he has been sidelined by a season-ending knee injury, making two spitting motions at the students. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Miss America herself would be crowned, not in her swim togs, but in a full-length evening gown. Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021 On-the-nose travel clothes may be a way for shoppers to express frustration with confinement now, but these statement togs may grow stale post-pandemic. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021 Trees-and-togs Instagram pages like @unownedspaces, @114.Index and @Organiclab.zip have over 200,000 followers combined. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2021 See More
Ann-marie Alcántara, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 The film’s Oscar-winning makeup puts puffy cheeks on Chastain’s long face, which gives her the look of a mascaraed basset hound, weirdly accentuated by ’80s fashions — exercise togs, glittery headbands, big-shouldered Dynasty dresses, and fur coats. Armond White, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 Video released after the game showed UCLA redshirt freshman forward Mac Etienne, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants rather than game togs because he has been sidelined by a season-ending knee injury, making two spitting motions at the students. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Miss America herself would be crowned, not in her swim togs, but in a full-length evening gown. Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2021 On-the-nose travel clothes may be a way for shoppers to express frustration with confinement now, but these statement togs may grow stale post-pandemic. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021 Trees-and-togs Instagram pages like @unownedspaces, @114.Index and @Organiclab.zip have over 200,000 followers combined. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
plural of English slang tog coat, short for obsolete English argot togeman, togman
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
togs
plural noun
1
as in clothes
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation put on your party togs and come over to our place for an all-night dance party Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clothes
- costume
- attire
- garb
- dress
- outfit
- apparel
- getup
- duds
- guise
- raiment
- style
- drag
- vestments
- mode
- fashion
- habiliment(s)
- array
- caparison
2
as in clothing
covering for the human body hey, those are some snazzy togs you're wearing Synonyms & Similar Words
- clothes
- clothing
- attire
- garments
- apparel
- dress
- wear
- garb
- gear
- rags
- toggery
- costume
- duds
- livery
- vestments
- raiment
- threads
- vesture
- weeds
- costumery
- clobber
- rigging
- rig
- wearables
- outfit
- wardrobe
- finery
- regalia
- habit
- underwear
- couture
- vestiary
- civvies
- habiliment(s)
- ensemble
- frock
- sportswear
- guise
- underclothes
- outerwear
- tailoring
- pretties
- getup
- nightclothes
- trim
- mufti
- tatters
- caparison
- frippery
- garderobe
- tawdry
- activewear
- civies
- sleepwear
- trumpery
- smallclothes
- haberdashery
- bravery
- loungewear
- array
- menswear
- glad rags
- playwear
- gaiety
- foofaraw
- gayety
- gaudery
- prêt-à-porter
- ready-to-wear
- pret-a-porter
- intertropical
- intertropical front
- intertropics
- intertrude
- intertwine
- intertwined
- intertwinement
- intertwinements
- intertwines
- intertwining
- intertwiningly
- intertwinings
- intertwist
- intertwisted
- intertwisting
- intertwists
- interunion
- interunions
- interunit
- interuniversity
- interurban
- interurbans
- interval
- interval timer
- interval training