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go-to-town

go-to-town adjective: of clothes, suitable for wearing to town or on other special occasions.

Adjective

go-to-town (not comparable)

  1. Of clothes, suitable for wearing to town or on other special occasions.
    • He was wearing ordinary go-to-town store clothes and boots[.]1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11

Questions about go-to-town

What does go-to-town mean?
Go-to-town means of clothes, suitable for wearing to town or on other special occasions.
What part of speech is go-to-town?
Go-to-town is an adjective.

Words near go-to-town in the dictionary

  1. go-to person
  2. go-to-hell
  3. go-to-hells
  4. go-to-market
  5. go-to-meeting
  6. go-to-town
  7. go-together
  8. go-togethers
  9. go-tos
  10. go/no-go
  11. go/no-gos

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