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

This lightweight puffer jacket compresses down to take up such little room. — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

Investigators say Gomez was the only witness and described the attacker as wearing a black puffer jacket with a hoodie. — Marc Anthony Lopez, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Dylan could be seen wearing a bright blue puffer jacket, olive green cargo pants, and a white baseball cap. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026

In her free time, Juszczyk would make fan apparel as a hobby, sewing stylish puffer jackets for cold NFL stadiums. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for puffer jacket

• bracket
• packet
• racket
• racquet
• straitjacket