monkey jacket

Informal a man's short, closefitting jacket; often, specif., mess jacket

Origin: from the resemblance to coats worn by trained monkeys

See monkey jacket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A short, tight-fitting jacket, traditionally worn by sailors.
  2. See mess jacket.

Origin:

Origin: From its resemblance to the jacket worn by an organ grinder's monkey

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