rig out
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rig out (third-person singular simple present rigs out, present participle rigging out, simple past and past participle rigged out)
- (idiomatic, transitive) to provide with equipment or gear
- (idiomatic, transitive) To dress; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner.
- 1903, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm:
- "Mr. Watson 's a splendid judge of washing, I guess. I don't approve of children being rigged out in fancy colors, but I 'll see what your aunt Jane thinks."
- 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
- Jack was Rigged out in his Gold and Silver Lace.
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 13:
- "When you're fed up, and rested, and all rigged out, you'll be just the type I want."
- (idiomatic, transitive) to expel the holder of an office or other position by means of rigging the election.