slack suit
Americannoun
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a man's suit for casual wear consisting of slacks and a matching shirt or loose-fitting jacket.
noun
Example Sentences
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In the afternoons, he prowled around the base, dressed in a tan slack suit whose rayon trousers bore a conspicuous patch.
From Time Magazine Archive
Facing newsmen at an open-air press conference in Key West, suntanned Harry Truman seemed as cool and casual as his floppy blue slack suit.
From Time Magazine Archive
He walked through it as usual, easing around the Hollywood studio in a blue slack suit, looking, without his movie toupee, like a rapid-fire kewpie.
From Time Magazine Archive
He advanced toward the desk in seven-league strides, wiping his right hand on the blouse of his pale-blue slack suit and taking off his white chauffeur's cap with the other hand.
From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan
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