zoot suit

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English - Turkish
parlak elbise
havalı kıyafet
bopstil
English - English
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.

a flashy suit of extreme cut
a suit that consists of wide trousers and a jacket with wide shoulders, worn especially in the 1940s and 1950s (zoot probably from suit)
zoot suits
plural form of zoot suit
zootsuit
A large suit with excessive amounts of fabric popular in the 1930's and 1940's with wide lapels, padded shoulders, a high waist and pegged pants
zoot suit

    Synonyms

    drapes

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Possibly a reduplication of suit using Caló slang (i.e. Spanish gypsy pronunciation of suit, making it a tautology.
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