togs

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   informal, plural: clothes, especially clothes for a particular activity or occasion

   Jim said he could carry the bundle more easily in his own togs.

2. 2
   noun

   Australia and New Zealand informal, plural: a swimming costume

   The children changed into their togs before running down to the beach.

From earlier cant and slang tog, 'a coat or garment,' ultimately associated with Latin toga. The plural togs became the usual informal term for clothing and later developed regional uses for swimwear.

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