gorilla suit
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- noun
- /ɡəˈrɪlə suːt/
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traje de gorila
- This person in a gorilla suit walks into the middle of the group.
- wearing a gorilla suit
- dressed in a gorilla suit
- guy in a gorilla suit
Examples
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About halfway through the video, a person in a gorilla suit walks on screen, pauses in the middle to beat his chest, and then walks off.
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So look, we bought a gorilla suit.
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During the video, a person dressed in a black gorilla suit walked into the middle of the group of players and beat their chest.
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And halfway through their video, someone within a gorilla suit walks through the middle of the group, stands there beating their chest, and then walks off.
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After about 30 seconds, a woman in a gorilla suit sauntered into the scene, faced the camera, thumped her chest, and walked away.
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During the game, a person in a gorilla suit entertained the crowd with funny antics.
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The comedian wore a gorilla suit at the party, making everyone laugh.
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As a prank, he dressed up in a gorilla suit to surprise his friends on Halloween.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a costume resembling a gorilla' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'gorilla' (animal) with 'suit' (an item of clothing); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a suit that looks like a gorilla. Although 'suit' can also mean formal wear, in typical contexts (party, disguise) and in cross-linguistic equivalents the compound is compositional and immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Gorilla suit comes from the simple image of a person wearing a full-body gorilla suit to look like a gorilla for fun or to hide who they are. So today it means 'a costume designed to look like a gorilla'.