Definition of zoot suit
: a suit of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and peg pants with narrow cuffs
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An ancient gentleman in a brown zoot suit that might have been purchased in that cut’s heyday stepped creakily out of a Cadillac.
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At the show’s end, the history of men’s suiting is reprised with versions that include a Savile Row standard, developments by Thom Browne and Yojhi Yamamoto, and an amazing -broad-shoulder zoot suit.
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Origin and Etymology of zoot suit
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Definition of zoot suit for English Language Learners
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: a type of suit for men that was worn in the 1940s and that consisted of a long jacket with wide shoulders and pants that were wide at the top and narrow at the bottom
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