shell suit

British  

noun

1. a lightweight tracksuit consisting of an inner cotton layer covered by a waterproof nylon layer

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Example Sentences

Some audience members dressed for the occasion - including Jordan Taylor, from Sunderland - who donned a 1990s-style shell suit and a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air T-shirt.

From BBC

"Her in a shell suit in the nineties, with her hair half-up, half-down. Angry, smoking her Benson and Hedges, thinking that she's grown. I've actually learned to love her again."

From BBC

Whenever Jimmy was off his knob, it felt as though he'd been taken away from me, like a Stepford wife in a shell suit.

From Salon

“I’ve never worn a shell suit since,” adds Ian.

From The Guardian

“He wore a shell suit and trainers – I asked him to go back and change,” she says, laughing.

From The Guardian