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anorak

/ˈænəɹæk/

anorak noun: a heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

anorak: a heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater
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Noun

anorak (plural anoraks)

  1. A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
    • Don't ever use the hood on your anorak; and, if you do, for heaven's sake don't pull the string tight so that you peep out like a little baby in a siren suit.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 61
  2. (UK, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
    • He has described himself as the uber-geek, an anorak's anorak, a standard bearer for fellow Star Trekkies everywhere, and his air of bland, amiable bafflement has served him remarkably well in a string of TV and film roles.2007 February 15, Maev Kennedy, “I used to say he was England's answer to John Cusack. Now I think he's England's answer to Jack Lemmon”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025

anorak meaning in Indonesian

anorak in Indonesian

heavy weatherproof jacket
anorak

Forms of anorak

pluralanoraks

Origin of anorak

* Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq. * (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).

Words formed from anorak

Questions about anorak

What does anorak mean?
Anorak means a heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
What is anorak in Indonesian?
Anorak in Indonesian is anorak. See Anorak meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is anorak?
Anorak is a noun.
How do you pronounce anorak?
Anorak is pronounced /ˈænəɹæk/.
What is the plural of anorak?
The plural of anorak is anoraks.

Words near anorak in the dictionary

  1. anopsologists
  2. anopsology
  3. anopsy
  4. anopubic
  5. Anor
  6. anorak
  7. anoraked
  8. anorakish
  9. anoraks
  10. anoraky
  11. anorchia

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