jump suit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp soot]
- /dʒʌmp sut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp soot]
- /dʒʌmp sut/

Definitions of jump suit words

noun jump suit a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping. 1
noun jump suit a garment fashioned after this, usually combining a shirt or bodice with shorts or trousers in one piece. 1
noun jump suit a one-piece garment of combined trousers and jacket or shirt 0

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Origin of jump suit

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; jump + suit

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Parts of speech for Jump suit

noun

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preposition

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jump suit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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