- Generally used to describe new clothing or accessories that one has acquired [Also: geared up]
Gear
extended, more common Creative Variation
Clothing and accessories
Etymology : Circa 1200, gear is explicitly fighting equipment. It has now extended its meaning to just something that a person wears. Word formation: Widening.
Source : Texting my friend after Black Friday sales. “I got a ton of new gear during the Black Friday sales at the mall” [November 29, 2013].
Last modified: 12 December 2013