slack suit
noun
Simple meaning
A comfortable woman's casual outfit made up of a pair of slacks and a jacket top or sports shirt usually of the same material and design.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈslækˈsut
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
A comfortable woman's casual outfit consisting of a pair of slacks and a jacket top or sports shirt typically of the same material and design.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket
Used this way, slack suit is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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