reach-me-down
[ reech-mee-doun ]
/ ˈritʃ miˌdaʊn /
noun, adjective British.
Origin of reach-me-down
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby reach-me-down
rea silvia,
reabsorption,
reach,
reach for the sky,
reach rod,
reach-me-down,
reaching jib,
reacquire,
react,
reactance,
reactant
Example sentences from the Web for reach-me-down
Every reach-me-down that had been hanging these twenty years flapped about their limbs, hindering their progress.
The Cathedral |Joris-Karl HuysmansIt is like buying a reach-me-down suit, which I have never done.
Dodo's Daughter |E. F. BensonAnd you come to me stinkin' of beer in a reach-me-down overcoat, and pretend you be the law!
Shining Ferry |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchA drama conceived in this reach-me-down fashion will scarcely have the breath of life in it.
Play-Making |William Archer
British Dictionary definitions for reach-me-down
reach-me-down
noun informal
- (often plural) a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
- (as modifier)reach-me-down finery
(plural)
trousers
(modifier)
not original; derivative; stale
a stock of reach-me-down ideas