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tog1

Pronunciation: /tɒg/

informal

Definition of tog

noun

(togs)

clothes:running togs
Australian/NZ & Irish a swimming costume.

verb

(be/get togged up/out)

be or get dressed for a particular occasion or activity:we got togged up in our glad rags

Origin:

early 18th century (as a slang term for a coat or outer garment): apparently an abbreviation of obsolete criminals' slang togeman(s) 'a light cloak', from French toge or Latin toga (see toga)