anorak

[ an-uh-rak, ah-nuh-rahk ]
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noun
  1. a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the Arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.

  2. a jacket patterned after this, made of any weather-resistant material and worn widely.

Origin of anorak

1
First recorded in 1920–25; from Inuit (Greenlandic) annoraaq

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How to use anorak in a sentence

  • Above the timiak, an outer vest (anorak) is worn, now for the most part made of cotton.

    Eskimo Life | Fridtjof Nansen
  • He turns his anorak back to front, draws his hood up over his face, and then dangles the tupilek between his legs.

    Eskimo Life | Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for anorak

anorak

/ (ˈænəˌræk) /


noun
  1. a warm waterproof hip-length jacket usually with a hood, originally worn in polar regions, but now worn for any outdoor activity

  2. informal, derogatory a socially inept person with a hobby considered by most people to be boring

Origin of anorak

1
from Inuktitut ánorâq

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