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playsuit

American

[play-soot] / ˈpleɪˌsut /

noun

a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.

playsuit British

/ ˈpleɪˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt /

noun

a woman's or child's outfit, usually comprising shorts and a top

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of playsuit

First recorded in 1905–10; play + suit

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Dr Murphy also said both straps were ripped on the playsuit Ms Hand was wearing.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

Food writer Naomi Tomky wrote in a piece for the "Huffington Post" that publicly wearing a hot-pink playsuit with bananas all over it also helped liberate her from a lifetime of self-consciousness about her weight.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

In her work for the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Greene used antique patterns to outfit Ben Stiller’s character in a 1940s playsuit.

From The Verge ● Jun. 20, 2022

Which was in turn followed by a show built largely on — the playsuit.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2019

Mary Alice preferred skirts, but she had on her playsuit with the long pants.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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