Leisure-suit definition

A man's suit for informal wear, consisting of a shirtlike jacket and matching slacks.
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A man's suit, popular in the 1970s, designed for casual wear, having the jacket styled like a shirt, typically with a button front, and usually worn without a necktie.
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A casual suit consisting of a shirt-like jacket and matching trousers, often associated with American-influenced fashion and fads of the 1970s.
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Noun

Singular:
leisure-suit
Plural:
leisure suits

Leisure-suit Sentence Examples

  • Mens leisure suit consisted of a jacket that resembles a shirt and pants that matched.

  • The leisure suit required little care and was an inexpensive choice for men.

  • One of the most popular wearers of the leisure suit was John Travolta.

  • Made popular in the movie Saturday Night Fever, Travolta showed off his disco moves in a white leisure suit and platform heels.

  • The leisure suit was associated with the disco era and once that ended so did the popularity of this style of suit.

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