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dressing-down

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dressing-down (noun)
  2. dress down (verb)

dres·sing–down

noun \ˌdre-siŋ-ˈdau̇n\

Definition of DRESSING-DOWN

: a severe reprimand
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First Known Use of DRESSING-DOWN

1876

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