zoot suit

plural zoot suits · alternative zootsuit · alternative zuit suit

1. An outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a tight fit at the ankles.

   Dexter Gordon was an idol around Central Avenue. He was tall. He wore a wide-brimmed hat that made him seem like he was about seven feet tall. He had a stoop to his walk and wore long zoot suits, and he carried his tenor in a sack under his arm.

   2003 December 18, Terry Castle, London Review of Books

   Synonyms: drapes, zoot

2. UKslanggovernmentSynonym of goon suit (“waterproof rubber suit for pilots”).

   Before his nap, Kaplan had put on all his clothes, including the wool-lined waterproof double-zippered survival suit nicknamed the zoot suit.

   2019, Ellin Bessner, Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II

   Synonyms: goon suit