zoot suit

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
  2. Synonym of goon suit (“waterproof rubber suit for pilots”). UK,slang
    — Before his nap, Kaplan had put on all his clothes, including the wool-lined waterproof double-zippered survival suit nicknamed the zoot suit.

词形变化

zoot suits plural zootsuit alternative zuit suit alternative

词源

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