duddies

9.9

An old word for clothes

noun
/ˈdʌdiz/

Archaic

: ropas

The children changed out of their muddy duddies after playing outside.

Examples

She packed her duddies neatly into a small suitcase for the journey.
He wore his best duddies to the fair.
He wore his old duddies to the picnic.
Don't forget to bring your duddies for the party!
She always dresses her children in their finest duddies for special occasions.
After finishing their chores, they quickly changed out of their dirty duddies into comfortable clothes.
He rummaged through his closet to find his warmest duddies for the cold winter days.

Synonyms

duds

vsduddies

2 8.0

Clothes people wear for casual, everyday use

is an old or dialect term rather than a casual modern word

toggery

vsduddies

Archaic

9.9

Clothes or a small shop that sells them

refers only to garments and not to shops

How Formal

formal

1 3.5

attire

Formal

51 4.3

duddies

Archaic

9.9

clothes

∞ 1.0

rag

97 1.0

Surface Forms

duddies singular

duddies plural

Morphology

duddies = duddy (semi-transparent) = duddy + ies

The plural formation is regular and transparent, but the root 'duddy' is a regional/dialectal word for 'clothes' and may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Duddies comes from an old word for 'rags' and is the same root as duds, a casual word for 'clothes'. So think of worn or simple clothes to remember that duddies means clothing or garments.