Question 1

What does "rag out" mean?

Accepted Answer

To dress someone up elaborately or in one's finest clothes.

Question 2

How do you use "rag out" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

She was ragged out in her best dress for the evening's gala.

Question 3

Is "rag out" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"rag out" is informal — used mainly in casual conversation. Two quite different senses exist. The dressing sense (to clothe elaborately) is older and may now be regional or archaic. The scolding sense is found in some American dialects and informal speech. Both senses are uncommon in standard modern usage. 'Ragged out' in the dressing sense can mean dressed up in one's finest clothes.

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