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zoot suit

zoot suit noun: an outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a tight fit at the ankles.

zoot suit: an outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a...
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Noun

zoot suit (plural zoot suits)

  1. An outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a tight fit at the ankles.
    • Dexter Gordon was an idol around Central Avenue. He was tall. He wore a wide-brimmed hat that made him seem like he was about seven feet tall. He had a stoop to his walk and wore long zoot suits, and he carried his tenor in a sack under his arm.2003 December 18, Terry Castle, London Review of Books
    Synonyms:
    drapes, zoot
  2. (UK, slang) Synonym of goon suit (“waterproof rubber suit for pilots”).
    • Before his nap, Kaplan had put on all his clothes, including the wool-lined waterproof double-zippered survival suit nicknamed the zoot suit.2019, Ellin Bessner, Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II
    Synonyms:
    goon suit

zoot suit meaning in Urdu

zoot suit in Urdu

بھڑکیلا لباس

Synonyms of zoot suit

Forms of zoot suit

pluralzoot suits
alternative formzootsuit
alternative formzuit suit

Origin of zoot suit

Zoot may be a Caló slang pronunciation of suit, thus making the term a tautology and reduplication.

Words formed from zoot suit

Questions about zoot suit

What does zoot suit mean?
Zoot suit means an outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a tight fit at the ankles.
What is zoot suit in Urdu?
Zoot suit in Urdu is بھڑکیلا لباس. See Zoot suit meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is zoot suit?
Zoot suit is a noun.
What is the plural of zoot suit?
The plural of zoot suit is zoot suits.

Words near zoot suit in the dictionary

  1. zoosterols
  2. zoosyntax
  3. zoosystematic
  4. zoosystematics
  5. zoot
  6. zoot suit
  7. zoot suits
  8. zoot up
  9. zoot-suited
  10. zoot-suiter
  11. zoot-suiters

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