everyday-carry

verb

To carry (tools or other gear) as everyday carry: to carry (tools or other gear) every day.

“They've got all the best everyday-carry gear.”

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Meanings

verbeveryday-carry (third-person singular simple present everyday-carries, present participle everyday-carrying, simple past and past participle everyday-carried)

present singular third person everyday-carries · participle present everyday-carrying · participle past everyday-carried · past everyday-carried

  1. informalTo carry (tools or other gear) as everyday carry: to carry (tools or other gear) every day.

    Sure this knife is rather big, but it's not like I everyday-carry it regularly, though. It's a special-occasion-only kind of carry.

    Synonyms: EDC

nouneveryday-carry (plural not attested)
  1. attributiveno pluralAttributive form of everyday carry.

    They've got all the best everyday-carry gear.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo carry (tools or other gear) as everyday carry: to carry (tools or other gear) every day.

Similar
EDC
Also see
edc

Origin

Back-formation from everyday carry.

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Cite this entry
APA

everyday-carry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everyday-carry

MLA

“everyday-carry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everyday-carry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “everyday-carry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everyday-carry.

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