"datewear" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdeɪt.wɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdeɪt.wɛ(ə)ɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From date + -wear. Etymology templates: {{af|en|date|-wear}} date + -wear Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} datewear (uncountable)
  1. (somewhat uncommon) Clothing to be worn on a date. Tags: uncommon, uncountable
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          "ref": "1968, Max Gunther, “The Weekend World”, in Norman F. Cantor, Michael S. Werthman, editors, The History of Popular Culture, The Macmillan Company, page 700:",
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          "text": "Only when Mom came out in her datewear, which included this totally hot black minidress from Victoria’s Secret (my mom hates shopping, so she buys all her clothes from catalogs while she’s soaking in the tub after a long day of painting), my dad started to choke on this ice cube.",
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