What does "tog" mean?
A cloak.
Tog
/tɒɡ/ adv, noun, verb, slang
adv, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A cloak.
- Grammar: tog is listed as adv, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: apparel, apparel, apparel, array.
- Useful contrasts: disrobe, nakedness, undress.
- Usage evidence: I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cloak. archaic, slang
- 2 A tautog, a large wrasse native to the eastern coast of North America.
"Though most jetty anglers fish the tip when looking for blackfish, tog can often be found along the entire structure."
- 3 A photographer, especially a professional one. informal
"Funny you should ask, I had a "scene" with a photographer, at yesterdays' Wedding, over the Groom's lapel Mic, the Groom was ok with it, but the tog, said it would spoil his photos, the Groom had a light jacket on, so it was visible, but, what else can you do?"
- 4 A coat. archaic, slang
"I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on."
- 5 swimwear. New-Zealand, slang
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- 6 A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre
Verb
- 1 To dress (often with up or out). transitive
"“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. […]”"
- 2 To fish for tautog. transitive
"Another mindset that seems to work well for new togging recruits is to ask them to wait until the fish ‘takes the rod down’."
- 3 provide with clothes or put clothes on wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Abbreviation of together. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
"Row 1 (Right side): Slip 1, K1, K2 tog, YO, K 10, (K2 tog, YO) twice, K3."
Example
"I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "tog"?
Common synonyms include: apparel, apparel, apparel, array, attire, attire.
How do you use "tog" in a sentence?
I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.
How do you pronounce "tog"?
Pronounced /tɒɡ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Shortened from earlier togemans, togeman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). Togeman(s) was an old thieves' and vegabonds' cant for "cloak; coat". By the 1700s the noun tog was used as a shortened form, then with the meaning "coat"; before 1800 the word (in this sense usually in the plural; see togs) started to mean "clothing". The verb tog ("to dress up") came shortly after. The unit of thermal resistance was coined in the 1940s after the clo, a unit of thermal insulation of clothing, which was itself derived from clothes or clothing.
Etymology 2
Clipping of tautog.
Etymology 3
Clipping of photographer.