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)

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above