sports jacket

American  

noun

1. a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.

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sports jacket British  

noun

1. Also called (US, Austral, and NZ): sports coat.  a man's informal jacket, made esp of tweed: worn with trousers of different material

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Example Sentences

Oakley—who still throws on a sports jacket and eschews denim when he’s flying—thinks Duffy’s push is a “noble idea” that likely won’t move the needle as long as flying remains “cheap but unpleasant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Milei wrote in his own X post, which included a selfie of the pair, with the president sporting his signature leather bomber and Musk in his Air Force Academy navy sports jacket.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

His nicely polished shoes crunched wood shavings where sets were being assembled, and his sports jacket and tie were in sharp contrast to the jeans most of his colleagues were wearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

He refused to don a tie and sports jacket, let alone a suit, and his everyday attire of shorts and jogging shoes or flip-flops gave him a certain rakish affability.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

“Help me, sir,” Ignatius slobbered, grabbing histrionically at the lapels of Mr. Levy’s sports jacket.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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