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English
Etymology
Probably connected to tidy. Granville (1950) claims that it is "from tidy, influenced by titivate", while Jolly (2018) states that it "appears merely to be a whimsical corruption of tidily".
Noun
tiddly suit (plural tiddly suits)
- (nautical) A sailor's best uniform, often tailored and not strictly to regulation.
References
- ^ Wilfred Granville (1950) Sea Slang of the Twentieth Century, Philosophical Library
- ^ Rick Jolly (2018) Jackspeak: A Guide to British Naval Slang & Usage, Bloomsbury