jumpsuit
- noun
- /ˈdʒʌmpsuːt/
- The workers at the factory all wore matching jumpsuits for safety and uniformity.
- polyester jumpsuit
- blue jumpsuit
I picked up this jumpsuit, which does do up.
- I picked up this jumpsuit, which does do up.
- I can't rock a jumpsuit, but Gene Milburn can rock a jumpsuit.
- So I have this huge jumpsuit, like literally this super cute one piece.
- It is a full length black jumpsuit.
- Now I cannot even tell you how weighty this jumpsuit is.
- It's a jumpsuit with like some long sleeves and a white turban.
- Like this year for me has been the like the two piece jumpsuit.
Examples
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Mr Whiteman, what a nice new jumpsuit.
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Four guys, two of them in jumpsuits like Bob's, step out into the corridor.
Fiction book (1996) -
I picked up this jumpsuit, which does do up.
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So I have this huge jumpsuit, like literally this super cute one piece.
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A member of the ground crew in a red jumpsuit pointed at me.
Fiction book (1994) -
The colour of this jumpsuit is everything I'm so in love with it.
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I'm wearing this jumpsuit which I bought on an Instagram ad.
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You dump me for a guy who goes to work in a jumpsuit and rubber boots?
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I got a jumpsuit for you, and the rest of your gear's squared away in this duffel.
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It is the most gorgeous jumpsuit with a wee slit.
Synonyms
Loose garment worn over clothes to protect them from dirt or damage
Tight one-piece clothing that covers the body from the neck to the ankles, often worn for dance
Loose-fitting clothes worn over your clothes to protect them during dirty or heavy work
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jumpsuit comes from the two simple words jump and suit, because it was first used for the one-piece clothes worn by people who 'jump' from planes with a parachute. That's why today a jumpsuit is a one-piece outfit that covers the body and legs and is used for work or fashion.