Slang a man's short, closefitting jacket; often, specif., mess jacket
monkey jacket
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monkey jacket
noun
- A short, tight-fitting jacket, traditionally worn by sailors.
- See mess jacket.
Origin of monkey jacket
From its resemblance to the jacket worn by an organ grinder's monkeyTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural monkey jackets)
- (dated) A type of close-fit jacket worn by sailors
- A semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.
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