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gas and gaiters en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) a pleasant situation
   • 'Aha!' cried the old gentleman, folding his hands, and squeezing them with great force against each other. 'I see her now; I see her now! My love, my life, my bride, my peerless beauty. She is come at last--at last--and all is gas and gaiters!' 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:
   • I’ve only got to get hold of dear old Stylptitch’s Reminiscences between now and next Wednesday and all will be gas and gaiters. 1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys:
2. (uncountable) pomposity and verbosity