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English
Etymology
Deverbal from try on.
Noun
try-on (plural try-ons)
- The act, or a session, of trying on clothing.
- Coordinate terms: tryout, try-out
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.
- (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
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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