Usage Note
Fringue is a very informal, slangy word for a piece of clothing. It is almost always used in the plural les fringues to mean 'clothes'. It belongs to everyday spoken French and would not appear in formal writing; the neutral equivalent is vêtement.
Examples
"Elle adore acheter des fringues."
Natural Translation
She loves buying clothes.
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