power suit
power suit noun: a suit, stereotypically associated with the 1980s, characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads, and a stiff rigidity.
Noun
power suit (plural power suits)
- A suit, stereotypically associated with the 1980s, characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads, and a stiff rigidity.
- At her job she meets Marjorie (Lynn Redgrave), a successful business woman with a luxurious office and a wardrobe of power suits.1986 April 19, Shelley Mains, “TV Shows Dykes as Yuppie "Gay Women"”, in Gay Community News, page 6
- Margaret Thatcher’s 80s power suits were scrutinised; David Cameron’s switching of his parting was national news (Cameron later nominated his barber for an MBE); and eyebrows were raised at Theresa May’s favourite and incongruous Frida Kahlo bracelet.2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- A powered exoskeleton.
- The crew chief was wearing a bulky exoskeleton power suit that enabled her to manipulate components weighing over a tonne […]2007, Herbert S. Watson, DK-37, the Flight of Prometheus
- Synonyms:
- hardsuit
Synonyms of power suit
Forms of power suit
| plural | power suits |
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Questions about power suit
- What does power suit mean?
- Power suit means a suit, stereotypically associated with the 1980s, characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads, and a stiff rigidity.
- What part of speech is power suit?
- Power suit is a noun.
- What is the plural of power suit?
- The plural of power suit is power suits.
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