Cosby sweater
Cosby sweater noun: an oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern.
Noun
Cosby sweater (plural Cosby sweaters)
- An oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern.
- I taste blood in my mouth while a Japanese gentleman in plastic snowshoes and a colorful Cosby sweater snaps photos of a landscape leveled by forest fires a decade ago.2006, Joe Kurmaskie, Momentum Is Your Friend: The Metal Cowboy and His Pint-Sized Posse Take on America, Breakaway Books, published 2011, →ISBN
- So hipsters, next time you're digging through the racks at the local thrift store for the perfect Cosby sweater for your annually unoriginal ugly Christmas sweater party, remember this…2012, Brad Getty, Dads Are the Original Hipsters, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 19
Forms of Cosby sweater
| plural | Cosby sweaters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bill Cosby sweater |
Origin of Cosby sweater
From the sweaters worn by the character Cliff Huxtable, played by Bill Cosby, on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-1992).
Questions about Cosby sweater
- What does Cosby sweater mean?
- Cosby sweater means an oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern.
- What part of speech is Cosby sweater?
- Cosby sweater is a noun.
- What is the plural of Cosby sweater?
- The plural of Cosby sweater is Cosby sweaters.
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