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tightum

tightum noun: moderately formal attire or dress code.

Noun

tightum (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Moderately formal attire or dress code
    • He knew that he had put out the usher's very best suit; not the tightum which he wore on Sundays; but the hightum,[…]1842, Mary Martha, Robert and Frederick
    • The second was of very respectable form and kind, and fitted for ordinary society; this she called "Titum."1876, “Hightum, Titum, and Scrub!”, in The Leisure Hour
    Synonyms:
    black tie

Synonyms of tightum

Forms of tightum

alternative formtitum

Questions about tightum

What does tightum mean?
Tightum means moderately formal attire or dress code.
What part of speech is tightum?
Tightum is a noun.

Words near tightum in the dictionary

  1. tightropers
  2. tightropes
  3. tightroping
  4. tights
  5. tightsome
  6. tightum
  7. tightwad
  8. tightwaddish
  9. tightwads
  10. tightwire
  11. tightwires

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