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catsuit

catsuit

3 5.6
Tight one-piece clothing that covers the body from the neck to the ankles, often worn for dance
  • noun
  • /ˈkætsuːt/
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  • And I have to agree with the comment about T'Pol in the catsuit.
  • a black catsuit
  • a leather catsuit
  • a pink catsuit

Examples

  • Pat reached beneath her arm, and her fingers closed on the zipper of her catsuit.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • She is wearing her sinful black hand-sewn catsuit.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So, you didn't really throw the catsuit in the lake, did you?

  • She was hot in the catsuit.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Every time I turn on the telly, she's there in a pink rubber catsuit.

  • Wayne/Batman is also fighting/flirting with a talented jewel thief, Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), who disguises herself in a catsuit to perform her acts of cat burglary.

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  • She confidently strutted down the runway in a striking red catsuit that hugged her figure perfectly.

  • For Halloween, he decided to wear a black catsuit that made him look like a superhero.

  • The actress slipped into a shimmering silver catsuit for the film's premiere, catching everyone's attention.

Synonyms

jumpsuit
vscatsuit
52 2.9

A one-piece item of clothing that covers the body and legs, like those worn by mechanics or skydivers

is a tight-fitting full-body garment designed to fit closely from neck to ankles
bodysuit
vscatsuit
9 3.2

A close-fitting one-piece item of clothing that covers the upper body and sometimes the arms or legs

extends coverage to the full body from neck to ankles rather than just the torso
body suit
vscatsuit
1 3.1

A tight, stretchy piece of clothing that covers the torso and sometimes the arms and legs

covers the entire body from neck down to the ankles
cat suit
vscatsuit
4.2

A tight one-piece outfit that covers the body for dance or performance

is the tight-fitting full-body version from neck to ankles

How Tight

catsuit
3 5.6
leotard
19 3.5
bodysuit
9 3.2
jumpsuit
52 2.9

Surface Forms

catsuit singular
catsuits plural

Morphology

catsuit = cat + suit (semi-transparent) = cat + suit

The components 'cat' and 'suit' are recognizable, but the conventionalized meaning 'a tight-fitting one-piece garment' is a specific lexical sense not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Catsuit comes from joining cat and suit, so it literally means a 'cat-like suit'. Because the garment is tight and sleek like a cat and lets people move easily, the name fits the modern meaning: a one-piece suit that covers the body from the neck to the ankles.