try-on

try-on

See also: try on

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase try on.

Noun

try-on (plural try-ons)

1. The act, or a session, of trying on clothing.
   • 2009, Anne Harris, Alys Briggs, California Criminal Law Procedure and Practice (page 599)

     All try-ons should be conducted before the lineup begins lo be sure the clothes or accessories fit properly. All participants should be dressed the same.

2. (slang) An attempt to "try it on", to see whether somebody can be duped.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     Then he burst into a stream of horrible profanity. "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort."

References

• 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• Tyron