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

“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

We had barely made it past the previews when she upped and sat in the row ahead of me, next to her friend, who was having her face chewed by a boy whose mother had melted iron marks into the sleeve of his nylon shell suit.

From The New Yorker

“Every man looks good in a three-piece suit … it’s far better than a shell suit.”

From The Guardian