# dress down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To scold.
2. To wear casual or informal clothes.
3. To prepare (caught fish) by gutting them, removing the heads and backbones, etc.

## Etymology
From analogy with dress up.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dress-down