Idiom / PhraseVintage & Colonial
Suit-Boot-and-Gramophone
[soot-boot-and-gram-oh-fohn]Pan-Diaspora· Vintage colonial era Anglo-Indian caricature of dandified attire
Also spelled: togged up, dressed to the nines
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Overdressed to an extreme degree in full western formal attire, necktie, and polished shoes, often comically out of place in hot weather or humble settings.
“Where is Cyril marching off to on a sweltering Tuesday afternoon looking all suit-boot-and-gramophone?”
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