puffer jacket

noun

variants or less commonly puffer coat

plural puffer jackets also puffer coats

: a jacket or coat that is made of a quilted material filled with down or a synthetic stuffing and that has a puffy appearance

I love a bright marshmallowy puffer jacket for an après-ski look, but prefer my sleek, black parka when I'm in town running errands.

—Rachael Schultz

Roche, a slightly unkempt 54-year-old, wore black ski pants, a puffer jacket and sunglasses.

—Irina Aleksander

Once destined only for … occasions where highly practical (but often ugly) outerwear is required, the puffer coat has now infiltrated the world of high fashion.

—Otago (New Zealand) Daily Times (online)

Examples of puffer jacket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oh, and don’t forget to bring a packable puffer jacket like this sleek, water-resistant pick. — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026

Alongside classic wool coats and puffer jackets, this season is shining a spotlight on a heritage style famously worn by Princess Diana in the 1980s. — Nils Doose, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Layer it under a puffer jacket before hitting the slopes, or wear it on its own with a cozy scarf and boots for an instant dose of that cozy-girl aesthetic that’s in all the rom-coms. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2026

The shoe, rework of a previous style, features a soft inner shoe that naturally wraps the foot and an upper that’s like the hoodie of a puffer jacket. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for puffer jacket

• bracket
• packet
• racket
• racquet
• straitjacket