Meaning
Your finest clothes — the good outfit kept for church on Sunday, and for weddings, funerals, and special occasions. To dress in your 'Sunday best' is to look your smartest and most respectable: pressed shirt, polished shoes, a nice frock and hat. In a culture where looking neat commands respect, the Sunday best is a point of pride, however modest the household.
Examples
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Put on yuh Sunday best fi church.
Put on your best clothes for church.
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Dem dress up inna dem Sunday best fi di wedding.
They dressed in their finest for the wedding.
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Even poor people keep a Sunday best.
Even poor people keep one good outfit.
Origin
From 'Sunday' (church day) + 'best'; one's finest clothes. See [[church-frock]], [[criss]].
How it’s used
One's finest clothes, kept for church and special occasions. See [[church-frock]], [[criss]].