sweat suit

American  

noun

1. a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

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sweat suit British  

noun

1. a suit worn by athletes for training comprising knitted cotton trousers fitting closely at the ankle and a light cotton sweater

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Etymology

Origin of sweat suit

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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sweat suit

With the aid of a stylist, he donned a Prada sweat suit for one shoot and a pair of Dior pants, a Giorgio Armani blazer and a Bvlgari watch for another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

The models sported a variety of pieces with shades of indigo and brown, denim and leather coats, red velour sweat suit, heavy wools shrunken into bike shorts, crop tops and oversized wool coats.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

Remble’s dressed in a camel-colored sweat suit and a durag as he sifts through a folder of new demos to play for The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

Wall dressed casually, wearing a hooded gray Adidas sweat suit.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2015

There was a blue sweat suit, with “USA” printed boldly across the chest.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown