Burberried

English

Etymology

Burberry +‎ -ed; the company was founded by Thomas Burberry.

Adjective

Burberried (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Dressed in clothing of the Burberry brand.
    • 1985, Punch, volume 288, page 70:
      Emanating from 300 cheeses of 11 European countries, it quite overwhelms the odiferous tramp of American tourists, intent on completing their Burberried English look by tucking a Stilton under each arm; […]
    • 2009 March 29, Mack McDonald, “A Little Rugby With Your Cross-Dressing?”, in The New York Times:
      The Sevens has long been an annual coping mechanism for the BlackBerried and Burberried expatriate set, the well-heeled bankers, brokers, lawyers and property developers across the Asia-Pacific region.
    • 2012, Peter Lynch, Beating the Street, page 23:
      Rather than fight these Burberried geniuses, large numbers of average investors decided to join them by putting their serious money into mutual funds.
    • 2012, Owen Jones, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, page 128:
      According to Richard Littlejohn, 'Matt Lucas and David Walliams' Burberried chavs captured perfectly the gruesome reality of so much of our modern landscape.'
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