threads

threads
n
clothes. A usage which originated in the black-influenced jive talk of the 1930s in the USA. Like many similar American-isms, it was imported into Britain and Australia with the youth culture of the 1960s. If used today the term is generally self-consciously hip, humorous or ironic.
► 'Wide-boy or spiv, personified in Oliver Schmitz' film by Panic, an unprivileged South African black in loud threads and two-tone shoes.' (Independent, 12 January 1988)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • threads — hreads (thr[e^]dz), n. pl. Clothes; clothing; as, he was wearing his new threads at the party. [Slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • threads — [n] clothes, clothing accouterment, apparel, attire, civvies*, costume, dress, duds*, finery, garb, garments, gear, habiliment, outfit, personal attire, rags*, raiment, Sunday best*, wardrobe, weeds*; concept 451 …   New thesaurus

  • Threads — Infobox Film name = Threads writer = Barry Hines starring = Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale featuring = director = Mick Jackson producer = Mick Jackson, Graham Massey, John Purdie, Peter Wolfes distributor = BBC released = 1984 runtime = 110… …   Wikipedia

  • Threads — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Thread. Threads Données clés Réalisation Mick Jackson Scénario Barry Hines Acteurs principaux BBC …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Threads — Filmdaten Originaltitel Threads Produktionsland Großbritannien Or …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • threads — n. clothing. □ When’d you get new threads, man? □ Good looking threads on Wal ly, huh? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • threads — n Clothes. Those look like expensive threads he is wearing. 1960s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • Threads — Clothes Those are some nice threads …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Threads — Clothes Those are some nice threads …   Dictionary of american slang

  • threads — clothes, glad rags, rags    Hey, Lucy. Nice threads! I love your jacket …   English idioms

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