glad rags

1. (plural, plural only, slang)Formal attire, dress clothes.

   1959, Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey, Grove Press, →ISBN, page 30, Helen: Help yourself to a drink, Peter, and I'll go and put my glad rags on. [Exit.]

   2007, Brett Atkinson, Central Europe, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 143, Brno has an excellent theater and classical music, and you’re expected to put your glad rags on.

2. (plural, plural only, slang)Stylish clothing.

   2007, Anthony Ham and Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 85, Put on your glad rags and git down with the in-crowd at Casablanca’s hip Boulevard de la Corniche (p101)

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