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nines noun ▶ to the nines to an impressive degree UK, 1793- The local girls dolled themselves up to the nines and tried to look their best for the occasion. — Andy McNab (writing of the late 1970s/early 80s), Immediate Action, p. 214, 1995
- [A]ll the women were either stewardesses or local birds done up to the nines[.] — Dave Courtney, Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off, p. 125, 1999
- [E]ighty or so boys and girls, mostly E’d to the nines[.] — Tony Wilson, 24 Hour Party People, p. 189, 2002
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