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cat suit

American  

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a jumpsuit.


Etymology

Origin of cat suit

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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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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