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zootsuit

zootsuit is the alternative form of zoot suit.

Meaning of zoot suit

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

Forms of zootsuit

pluralzootsuits

Questions about zootsuit

What is zootsuit the alternative form of?
Zootsuit is the alternative form of zoot suit.

Words near zootsuit in the dictionary

  1. zootrope
  2. zootropes
  3. zootrophic
  4. zootrophotoxism
  5. zoots
  6. zootsuit
  7. zootsuiter
  8. zootsuiters
  9. zootsuits
  10. zooty
  11. zootype

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