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Mallaby-Deeley|ˌmæləbɪˈdiːlɪ|
[f. Harry Mallaby-Deeley (1863–1937), an English clothing manufacturer.]
A cheap suit of clothes (see quots.). Also transf.
1920Punch 10 Mar. 196 Oo, Lumme! Wot price Reginald in 'is Mallaby-Deeleys? 1937Evening Standard 5 Feb. 3/1 In 1920 he [sc. Mallaby-Deeley] became the leader of cheap mass-production tailoring... A ‘Mallaby-Deeley’ soon became another name for a suit. 1959R. Postgate Every Man is God xxiii. 218 ‘You don't know what a Mallaby Deeley is?’ said his one time Major... David Roddman learned that a Mallaby Deeley was a cheap mass-produced suit invented by a smart M.P. Ex-officers, out of work, for the use of. 1962Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 74/2 Mallaby-Deeley's, plain clothes worn by Naval officers and men on shore leave. |