leisure suit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leisure suit
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
Example Sentences
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He said Ms Letby was actually wearing a blue Lee Cooper leisure suit at the time.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023
The time capsule, which was named the world's largest by Guinness World Records in 1977, contains various items belonging to Davisson, including bikini bottoms, an aquamarine leisure suit, and a Chevy Vega with zero miles.
From Salon • May 28, 2022
He might as well have been in a leisure suit, so ironclad was Pete Carroll’s commitment to keeping his primary meal ticket out of harm’s way.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2021
As a musician, Thundercat is always dazzling, unleashing perfect-pitch wails that sound like tears from heaven splashing on an open-collared white leisure suit; his bass riffs are as chunky and rumbling as King Hippo.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2020
His hair was slicked back and he wore, in lieu of his service station uniform, a baby-blue leisure suit.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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