leisure suit

lei·sure suit

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lee-zher, lezh-er soot]
- /ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər sut/
- /ˈleʒ.ər suːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-zher, lezh-er soot]
- /ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər sut/

Definitions of leisure suit words

noun leisure suit a man's casual suit, consisting of trousers and a matching jacket styled like a shirt, often made in pastel colors. 1
noun leisure suit a suit for informal wear, usually made of polyester, that was popular in the 1970s 0
noun leisure suit a man's suit, designed for casual wear, having the jacket styled like a shirt, typically with a button front, and usually worn without a necktie 0

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Origin of leisure suit

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Leisure suit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Leisure suit

leisure suit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leisure suit usage trend in Literature

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