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- noun A lightweight
tracksuit consisting of a matchingzip-front jacket and matching elasticatedtrousers , each having an outer nylon shell, often bearing panels and flashes of different colours, and inner cotton lining; popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s both assportswear and as generalleisurewear .
Etymologies
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shell, from the outer nylon shell of each part, and suit
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Common in UK English, more or less equivalent with U.S. English tracksuit
January 19, 2021