dress code

noun

: formally or socially imposed standards of dress

Examples of dress code in a Sentence

The school imposed a new dress code that forbids students from wearing jeans.
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Thicke and Geary officially kicked of their weekend of wedding festivities on Thursday, May 30, when their family and friends attended a pre-celebration that featured an all-white dress code. Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 2 June 2025 The New York Post shares the dress code on invitations for a post-MTV VMAs party that Combs co-hosted with Guy Oseary. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 May 2025 Singer Aretha Franklin’s hearse was flanked by 100 pink Cadillacs; writer Hunter S. Thompson shot his ashes into the sky via a cannon; and Muppets creator Jim Henson had a strict no-black dress code. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 May 2025 The festival has routinely reminded guests of its dress code, regardless of the cultural zeitgeist. Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dress code

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dress code was in 1961

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“Dress code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20code. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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