business casual
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of business casual
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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In 2005, an NBA dress code asked players to dress "business casual" while representing the sport - an attempt to banish streetwear from the league.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
“We’d literally scramble with a shower, put on our business casual with our dress shirts on, belt, tie, dress shoes,” Mendoza said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Remember when we were all doing business casual at 3 a.m.?
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2025
In Cortez’s hands, latex becomes printed as leopard and cowhide, it becomes evening wear, sportswear or business casual — from a football tank to a floor-length dress to a blazer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
The Venetian hotel—Palazzo Ducale on the outside, Divine Comedy on the inside—was overrun by thousands of white men in business casual now earning their living, one way or another, off subprime mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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