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rigout

rigout

9.9
Clothes or costume that look unusual and stand out
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪɡaʊt/
  • Archaic
: atuendo
  • She wore a stunning rigout to the gala.

Examples

  • She turned up to the party in a bizarre rigout that caught everyone's eye.

  • His friends burst out laughing at his clownish rigout for the costume contest.

  • You can't go to a wedding in that rigout; it's far too casual!

  • His rigout was the talk of the party!

  • She turned up to the party in a bizarre rigout that caught everyone's eye.

  • His friends burst out laughing at his clownish rigout for the costume contest.

  • You can't go to a wedding in that rigout; it's far too casual!

Synonyms

costume
vsrigout
763 1.3

A set of clothes that makes someone look like a character used in plays or parties

is broader used for any striking outfit not only role or event clothes
getup
vsrigout
  • Informal
16 6.8

A set of clothes, often a costume, that looks unusual

is the same idea but emphasizes being striking rather than just distinctive

How Striking

rigout
  • Archaic
9.9
costumey
  • Informal
3 7.0
costume
763 1.3
outfit
571 1.1

Surface Forms

rigout singular
rigouts plural

Etymology

The word rigout comes from the idea of being rig ('to dress') and out ('out'), like someone 'rigged out' for a show. So a rigout is a showy or strange outfit meant to get attention.