Definition of anorak
1
: a usually pullover hooded jacket long enough to cover the hips
2
British, informal
: a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and interested in something that other people find boring
Bale's book is scholarly, immensely detailed and aimed squarely at political anoraks. — The Sunday Business Post
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The first known use of anorak was in 1877
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