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

Sweeney wore a white Knicks shirt with a large number 11 printed on the chest, along with an orange and blue Knicks puffer jacket. —Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 June 2026

That followed earlier collaborations with the NFL, NBA, WNBA and Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Off Season looks to create fashion apparel — including unisex puffer jackets, vests and coats — inspired by the sport team colors and game day experiences of fans. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

On the piano hung the white floor-length puffer jacket the singer wore to the Met Gala. —Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026

Ultralight puffer jackets, for instance, are a category everyone from Lululemon Athletica to Levi Strauss have rushed into. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026

Air-drying is not recommended, even when hand-washing your down puffer jacket. —Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for puffer jacket

• bracket
• packet
• racket
• racquet
• straitjacket