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Worldtrotter Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

"decked"

In a context which talks about racing fans, I found a sentence that goes "fans arrive decked in their team". I wonder what "decked" means in this context.

It seems that there are two possibilities:
1. decked = decorated
"If something is decked with pretty things, it is decorated with them. (cited: Collins Cobuild dictionary)
2. beaten up or punched in the face
(Urban Dictionary)

Any advice what "decked" means in this context? Thanks in advance
  

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decorated "Decked in", often "decked out in", means "wearing" when talking about people. The usage in your example is strange to me. In my dialect, you can't be decked in your team, you'd have to be decked in your team colors, or your team's jerseys, or your team regalia or something.

— Enoon

  • decorated "Decked in", often "decked out in", means "wearing" when talking about people.
  • The usage in your example is strange to me.
  • In my dialect, you can't be decked in your team, you'd have to be decked in your team colors, or your team's jerseys, or your team regalia or something.
  • The Urban Dictionary is wrong, by the way.
  • "Decked" means "knocked down", like on the deck.
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decorated

"Decked in", often "decked out in", means "wearing" when talking about people. The usage in your example is strange to me. In my dialect, you can't be decked in your team, you'd have to be decked in your team colors, or your team's jerseys, or your team regalia or something.

The Urban Dictionary is wrong, by the way. "Decked" means "knocked down", like on the deck.
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