Buster Brown suit

noun

A belted, double-breasted tunic or jacket worn with a large round collar, floppy bow, and shorts or knickerbockers, popular for young boys in the United States in the early 20th century.

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Meanings

nounBuster Brown suit (plural Buster Brown suits)

plural Buster Brown suits

  1. datedA belted, double-breasted tunic or jacket worn with a large round collar, floppy bow, and shorts or knickerbockers, popular for young boys in the United States in the early 20th century.

Origin

Named after the comic strip character Buster Brown, created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault.

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APA

Buster Brown suit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buster%20Brown%20suit

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“Buster Brown suit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buster%20Brown%20suit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buster Brown suit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buster%20Brown%20suit.

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