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Hand me gown 

A previously-worn formal dress purchased and reused by another girl or woman. Most often occurs with wedding gowns or prom dresses.
1) Oh my God Jessica did you see that hideous hand me gown Becca wore to Prom? It must have been hanging in the Good Will store since the eighties!

2) "Well at least Tina is wearing a hand me gown wedding dress and didn't waste money on a new one." "Of course! This is her third marriage in it!"
Hand me gown by Rixter67 April 17, 2011
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gowntail 

I want to stay home in my gowntail all day and watch Lifetime Television Network.
gowntail by SouthernStinker August 19, 2010

Grown Ass Man

A "grown ass man" will always put his kids and/or family's needs ahead of his own. He handles his business and has no need to refer to himself as a "grown ass man"

If someone calls themself a "grown ass man" it is most certainly because he is being a little bitch and not taking care of his responsibilities.
I can do whatever I want because I'm a grown ass man.
Grown Ass Man by WaltJr September 12, 2014
/gōn/

noun.
1. the destruction or disintegration of the human spirit or the state of being obliterated; damaged psyche

2. loss of wealth, position, etc, or something that causes such loss; downfall

3. the state of being speechless/dumbstruck after witnessing a particularly stupid or annoying thing; tiresome.

4. a person as the wreck of his or her former self; ravaged individual.

verb.
1. to fall into ruin; devastate.

2. fall to pieces; dejection.

Origin:
Taken from the word gone, "gowne" was first used to describe the act of being emotionally lost or your enthusiasm no longer being present:
"I'm gowner than the wind"
Person A: "Did you study for the test?"
Person B: "No"
Person A: "You do realize this test a major grade, right?"
Person B: "Don't you think I already fucking know that? I'm too gowne to care at this point"
Gowne by Rosir February 21, 2015

GrownKidz 

GrownKidz

GrownKidz is a movement strated in Omaha Nebraska. It has a reciprocal meaning. To be a GrownKid is to have the mindset of a kid, no matter how old, or to feel grown no matter how young.

GrownKidz is a Hip Hop collective from Omaha Nebraska containing all GrownKidz Entertainment Artists. The collective is lead by rapper and producer Menace, and include DeVose, Mack Jay, Lunatik, Psych B, and AJ the Dread. GrownKidz are managed by Zeb Eckermann.
"I may be an adult, but I do like watching cartoons like a GrownKid."
"I may be young, but I feel like an old soul, like a GrownKid.
GrownKidz is a movement strated in Omaha Nebraska. It has a reciprocal meaning. To be a GrownKid is to have the mindset of a kid, no matter how old, or to feel grown no matter how young.
GrownKidz by DRGKE March 17, 2016
An old southern expression referring to young children who look grown up.
Oh you look so growny.
growny by JamminJamma March 29, 2016