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    Patwa headword

    Sunday-best

    /SUN-day-BEST/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Best clothes"
    Definition
    One's absolute best or most formal clothing, typically worn to church.
    Example
    "Put on yuh Sunday-best."
    Origin
    English idiom.

    As a cultural term, Sunday-best is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.