adj. (American).—Showy; expensive: BANG-UP (q.v.).
1872. S. L. CLEMENS (‘Mark Twain’), Undertaker’s Chat. Now, you know how difficult it is to roust out such a GAILY-LIKE thing as that in a little one-horse town like this.
adj. (American).—Showy; expensive: BANG-UP (q.v.).
1872. S. L. CLEMENS (‘Mark Twain’), Undertaker’s Chat. Now, you know how difficult it is to roust out such a GAILY-LIKE thing as that in a little one-horse town like this.
