"all dogged up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-all dogged up.ogg Forms: dogged up [alternative], all dogged-up [alternative]
Etymology: Perhaps inspired by decked out or dog's dinner. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all dogged up (not comparable)
  1. (slang, originally US) Wearing stylish and fancy clothing, having dressed up. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: dressed up, endimanched
    Sense id: en-all_dogged_up-en-adj-WSP2~CLP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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