Note: the term hand-me-down is often used of clothing
previously worn by older family members. The term may
also be used metaphorically of ideas.
Syn: hand-down, secondhand, used. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hand-me-down — n. An outgrown garment given to one person after use by another; usually transferred between members of a family or close friends; as, because she was the youngest of four girls, the clothes she wore were always hand me downs. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hand-me-down — adjective Date: 1827 1. put in use by one person or group after being used, discarded, or handed down by another < hand me down clothes > < hand me down anecdotes > 2. ready made and usually cheap and shoddy • hand me down noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hand-me-down — {n.}, {informal} Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. * /Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand-me-down — {n.}, {informal} Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. * /Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand-down — adj. same as {hand me down}. Syn: hand me down, secondhand, used. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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