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/Sounds like "GAH" (as in "garden") + "rrahs"/

Meaning

Clothes or outfit in Chicano slang (US), especially sharp threads you put on to go out. "Ponerse las garras finas" means dressing up to impress in the neighborhood.

Examples

Put on some decent clothes, we're going to a quinceañera.

He bought himself new gear with his first paycheck.

Regional synonyms

Someone who dresses elegantly and pretentiously, carrying themselves as if they are upper class and subtly looking down on everyone else. In Uruguay and Chile, a futre is overdressed for the occasion and walks around like they own the place.