safari suit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of safari suit
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The other man, South African opposition leader Julius Malema, was clad in a black safari suit, with his customary red beret perched on his head.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 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
I had a shabby, tight-fitting khaki safari suit my parents had bought me two Christmases ago.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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