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go-to-meeting

go-to-meeting

1 7.2
Clothes you wear to church or other special events
  • adjective
  • Archaic
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  • I wear my go-to-meeting dark blue suit, white shirt, and blue tie.
  • a Sunday-go-to-meeting
  • go-to-meeting clothes
  • a go-to-meeting suit

Examples

  • I brought one of my friends home for dinner, and when my mother saw he didn't have shoes, she made me give him my Sunday go-to-meeting shoes.

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  • For the wedding, I need to find a pair of go-to-meeting shoes to match my outfit.

  • Kevin and Mary Ann in their go-to-meeting clothes.

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  • My go-to-meeting cloak lay on the chair.

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  • He always wears his go-to-meeting suit when attending formal events.

  • She prefers her go-to-meeting dress for church services on Sundays.

Synonyms

Sunday-go-to-meeting
vsgo-to-meeting
  • Archaic
1 9.3

Clothes you wear for church or other special events

is the general phrase for best or most proper clothes for such events
formal
vsgo-to-meeting
1 3.5

A dress, suit, or gown people wear for special occasions

is used for the best or most proper clothes chosen for church services
suited and booted
vsgo-to-meeting
  • UK
1 6.3

Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event

is similar but used specifically for clothing for church or special occasions
togged up
vsgo-to-meeting
  • UK
9.1

Wearing smart clothes for a special event

is used for the best or most proper clothes for church or special events

Antonyms

276 1.0

Ordinary clothes or things used in daily life, not for special occasions

81 1.3

Suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions

How Formal

ceremonial
  • Formal
60 5.7
go-to-meeting
  • Archaic
1 7.2
formal
1 3.5
dressy
12 3.6
smart
127 2.4
casual
81 1.3

Surface Forms

go-to-meeting positive

Morphology

go-to-meeting = go-to + meeting (transparent) = go-to + meeting

The compound combines the idiomatic modifier 'go-to' (preferred/reliable) with 'meeting' to mean suitable for attending meetings, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Go-to-meeting comes from the simple idea of clothes you 'go to meeting' in, where meeting once often meant a 'church service'. So go-to-meeting means your most formal or 'best' clothes for special occasions.