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shell suit

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  • noun A lightweight tracksuit consisting of a matching zip-front jacket and matching elasticated trousers, 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 as sportswear and as general leisurewear.

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shell, from the outer nylon shell of each part, and suit

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  • ry commented on the word shell suit

    Common in UK English, more or less equivalent with U.S. English tracksuit

    January 19, 2021