- よそ行き
- よそいき
よそゆき
going out
company manners
one's best clothes* * *よそいき【よそ行き】¶ → よそ行きの¶ → よそ行きの言葉* * *Iよそいき【よそ行き】=よそゆき.IIよそゆき【よそ行き】●よそ行きの formal 《language》; company 《manners》
・よそ行きの服 one's best clothes; a gala (dress); a go-to-meeting dress; a visiting wear; one's Sunday clothes [best]; holiday garment [clothes]
・よそ行きの格好でどこへ行くの? Where are you going all dressed up?
・よそ行きの言葉 formal [holiday] language; an unnaturally affected way of speaking
・私は学校ではよそ行きの態度を取っている. I keep on my best manners at school.
・よそ行きの顔をする put on one's best looks; try to look wise; look demure; prim one's face.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.