safari suit

American  

noun

1. a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.

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safari suit British  

noun

1. an outfit made of tough cotton, denim, etc, consisting of a bush jacket with matching trousers, shorts, or skirt

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Etymology

Origin of safari suit

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In a photograph from 22 July 2008, Atiq Ahmed, MP, confidently strides into the Indian parliament in Delhi, adorned in a safari suit.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

The 36-piece offering also includes a lightweight safari suit of deadstock cotton canvas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019

Cohen’s tender, reflective material and safari suit were an uncomfortable fit in some respects, but his charisma remained imperturbable.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2016

By custom, they have been stacked with beautiful people, and tricked out with beautiful objects, but the outcome was often unlovely to behold, with a gaucheness that ran far deeper than Roger Moore’s safari suit.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2015

So she was surprised at the outburst that followed, from a man wearing a brown safari suit and clutching a book: Odenigbo.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie