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Clothes that agreed to cooperate for once.
means A set of clothes worn together, or more broadly, a group of people organized for a particular purpose (a business, military unit, or team).
from From 'out' + 'fit,' originally meaning the equipment, provisions, and gear a person was fitted out with for a journey or expedition — think of a ship being 'outfitted' for a voyage, or a prospector's 'outfit' of tools and supplies. The clothing sense narrowed out of this broader 'things you're equipped with' meaning in the 1800s, while the 'group of people' sense (a military outfit, a business outfit) kept closer to the original idea of a unit kitted out and ready to function together.
- original sense
- meant full equipment for travel, not clothes
- military roots
- soldiers were outfitted, not just dressed
- modern twist
- ootd shorthand born from 2010s selfie culture
- slang use
- can mean a gang or crew entirely