sweat suit

American  

noun

1. a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

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sweat suit British  

noun

1. a suit worn by athletes for training comprising knitted cotton trousers fitting closely at the ankle and a light cotton sweater

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Etymology

Origin of sweat suit

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The latter outfit appeared in the released photos, but the Prada sweat suit didn’t, which disappointed Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal

She wore a pink sweat suit in keeping with “Cloud 9’s” artwork, one of several identical numbers she says she’s got in rotation at the moment.

From Los Angeles Times

Pitino, dressed in a roomy all-white sweat suit, looked spry Thursday as he coached his team at practice in MVP Arena.

From Seattle Times

He paced the sideline in his all-black sweat suit, shouting directions to his players and looking incredulous at times when his team failed to smoothly execute its offense or allowed yet another easy Villanova basket.

From Seattle Times

For instance, one simple pink sweat suit, worn open on a bare chest with gold chain, did not quite feel developed enough an idea for the high fashion runway.

From Seattle Times