in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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Other performers were able to camp it up, in costume to cover ‘90s hits by Cher or the Spice Girls, but rocking it out with Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins headbanging behind her, Amanfu sounded as serious as a heart attack.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Parents and adults – most in costume, too – watch from there or the deck above.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
She was joined in costume by 14 of her friends, two of whom dressed as Donkey, and the rest as the Three Blind Mice, Magic Mirror, Pinocchio, Shrek, Lord Farquaad, Fairy Godmother, Rumpelstiltskin, Puss in Boots, Dragon and Thelonious.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Being on those sets and seeing all these people in costume with their tags was really, really intense for all of us.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Parents and adults – most in costume, too – watch from there or the deck above.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
She was joined in costume by 14 of her friends, two of whom dressed as Donkey, and the rest as the Three Blind Mice, Magic Mirror, Pinocchio, Shrek, Lord Farquaad, Fairy Godmother, Rumpelstiltskin, Puss in Boots, Dragon and Thelonious.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Being on those sets and seeing all these people in costume with their tags was really, really intense for all of us.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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