tracksuit

noun

track·​suit ˈtrak-ˌsüt How to pronounce tracksuit (audio)
: a suit of clothing consisting usually of a jacket and pants that is often worn by athletes when working out

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David Byrne swapped his big suit for an orange tracksuit on The Tonight Show during an intimate performance at Rough Trade NYC in Rockefeller Plaza. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 Wiholl Tracksuit Set With a 38 percent markdown and an additional 30 percent-off promo code, this sporty tracksuit is over half off for the holiday weekend. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025 It has been interpreted as a sign of the Italian’s waning influence at the club (his previous attire of a club tracksuit felt closer to the world of physical training). Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 The production perhaps intentionally plays up the aesthetic connection between the real-life atrocities of the Brothers Home and the fictional horrors of Squid Game by having survivors wear tracksuits like the ones they were forced to wear as children while giving interviews. Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tracksuit

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tracksuit was in 1922

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“Tracksuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracksuit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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