Meanings
nounkangaroo jacket (plural kangaroo jackets)
plural kangaroo jackets
- A sweatshirt or jacket where the left and right pockets meet in the middle to make one large pocket.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From the resemblance to a kangaroo's pouch.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 袋鼠夾克 /袋鼠夹克
- 袋鼠夾克 /袋鼠夹克 (dàishǔ jiākè)jacket with a large pocket
Finnish kengurutaskuhuppari
- kengurutaskuhupparijacket with a large pocket
Polish kangurka
- kangurkajacket with a large pocket
Portuguese moletom, casaco canguru
- moletomjacket with a large pocket
- casaco cangurujacket with a large pocket
Russian кенгуру́шка
- кенгуру́шка (kengurúška)jacket with a large pocket
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APA
kangaroo jacket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20jacket
MLA
“kangaroo jacket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20jacket. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kangaroo jacket,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kangaroo%20jacket.
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