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hand-me-downs

NOUN

clothes/clothing

Synonyms

WEAK

Sunday best accouterment apparel array caparison civvies costume covering drag drapery dress duds ensemble equipment finery frippery frock full feather garb garments gear getup habiliment habit livery mufti outfit overclothes panoply rags raiment regalia rigging sack sportswear tailleur tatters things threads toggery togs tout ensemble trappings trousseau underclothes vestment vesture vines wardrobe wear weeds zoot suit

NOUN

clothing

Synonyms

STRONG

accouterment apparel array caparison civvies clothes costume covering drag drapery dress duds ensemble equipment feathers finery frippery frock garb garments gear habiliment habit livery mufti outfit overclothes panoply rags raiment regalia rigging sack sportswear tatters things threads tog trappings trousseau underclothes vestment vesture vines wardrobe wear

WEAK

full feather getup glad rags tailleur toggery tout ensemble

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That equates to 7% of transfers being so-called hand-me-downs, which is the highest share Cotality has recorded since it began tracking the data.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

She said there was "less of a stigma" around second-hand clothes and equipment, and she happily accepted hand-me-downs from friends and family.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

My 8-year-old son’s wardrobe is something like 65 percent hand-me-downs and this has not damaged his hilariously specific sense of style.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2023

My mom grew up very poor, and her clothes were hand-me-downs or her stepmom made them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Park changed into his dobok, wondering if he was going to have to start wearing Josh's hand-me-downs pretty soon.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

hand-me-downs

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