go-to-meeting
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7.2
- adjective
- Archaic
:
de gala
- 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
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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.
Blog text (34) -
For the wedding, I need to find a pair of go-to-meeting shoes to match my outfit.
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Kevin and Mary Ann in their go-to-meeting clothes.
Fiction book (1997) -
My go-to-meeting cloak lay on the chair.
Fiction book (1994) -
He always wears his go-to-meeting suit when attending formal events.
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She prefers her go-to-meeting dress for church services on Sundays.
Synonyms
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9.3
Clothes you wear for church or other special events
1
3.5
A dress, suit, or gown people wear for special occasions
1
6.3
Dressed in smart, formal clothes for a special event
Wearing smart clothes for a special event
Antonyms
How Formal
- Formal
60
5.7
- Archaic
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7.2
1
3.5
12
3.6
127
2.4
81
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.