glad rags
noun
,
Informal.
1.
dressy clothes, especially as worn to a party or other social event.
Origin
1900-05
British Dictionary definitions for
glad rags
glad rags
plural noun
1.
(
informal
) best clothes or clothes used on special occasions
Slang definitions & phrases for
glad rags
glad rags
noun phrase
One's best and fanciest clothing; party clothes
: He was piking around in his glad-rags, with the buy-bug in his ear
Formal evening wear
(1902+)
Idioms and Phrases with
glad rags
glad rags
Stylish clothes, as in
Let's put on our glad rags and go out on the town
.
[
; late 1800s
]