reach-me-down adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Ready-made.A reach-me-down dress, a penny sparkler, a fancy cake, a sixpenny entertainment . . . how can such things use up so much money? — 2002 noun[in the plural]1 •Ready-made clothing.He shrank from the prospect of being confronted next day, at the height of his misery, with these appalling reach-me-downs. — 1921 formsreach-me-downs
