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cat suit

American  

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a jumpsuit.


Etymology

Origin of cat suit

First recorded in 1955–60

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She never felt the need to return to the cat suit, steadfastly refusing to sign Avengers photographs that continued to be sent to her.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2020

Weight loss meant I could fit into a skin-tight leather cat suit that I wore for kicks to a round of chemotherapy.

From Golf Digest Nov. 27, 2019

That cat suit previously mentioned was designed in 1970 by Mr. Gernreich; and if ever there were an unjustly neglected American designer and gender rebel, he’s the one.

From New York Times Apr. 10, 2019

And Brazilian singer Ivete Sangalo, dressed to impress in a sparkly cat suit, roused the main-stage crowd with tautly constructed songs that she said expressed her love for her country.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2015

In the room beyond, a woman in a cat suit with a tail made of orange fake fur is redoing her make-up.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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