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gas and gaiters

gas and gaiters noun: a pleasant situation.

Noun

gas and gaiters (uncountable)

  1. a pleasant situation
    • 'Aha!' cried the old gentleman, folding his hands, and squeezing them with great force against each other. 'I see her now; I see her now! My love, my life, my bride, my peerless beauty. She is come at last--at last--and all is gas and gaiters!'1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC
    • I’ve only got to get hold of dear old Stylptitch’s Reminiscences between now and next Wednesday and all will be gas and gaiters.1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys
  2. pomposity and verbosity

Questions about gas and gaiters

What does gas and gaiters mean?
Gas and gaiters means a pleasant situation.
What part of speech is gas and gaiters?
Gas and gaiters is a noun.

Words near gas and gaiters in the dictionary

  1. Garčin
  2. gas
  3. gas and air
  4. gas and dash
  5. gas and dashes
  6. gas and gaiters
  7. gas and go
  8. gas and goes
  9. gas and gos
  10. gas balloon
  11. gas balloons

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