shacket

¹

[ shak-it ]

noun

1. a garment in the style of a button-down shirt, made of a thicker fabric and usually worn over other shirts:

   This hip-grazing shacket is cozier than the cropped style, which makes it a good option to wear over dresses or skirts.

shacket

²

[ shak-it ]

noun

, Chiefly Rhode Island.

1. a yellowjacket or hornet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shacket¹

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of jacket ( def ) or, in later use, a blend of sh(irt) ( def ) + (j)acket ( def )

Origin of shacket²

First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of jacket ( def )

Example Sentences

Some standouts this year were conceived to compete with the cargo coat, an elongated multipocket update on the popular “shacket,” an easygoing fusion, as the name suggests, of jacket and shirt.

From New York Times

Result: his first shirt jacket, or “shacket.”

From Wall Street Journal

And where a Pendleton overshirt skimps on storage, a modern shacket resembles a backpack with armholes.

From Wall Street Journal

Devin Shacket, 29, an actress who lives in Midtown Manhattan, said that it made sense to ask riders where they want to go.

From New York Times

Turning up on Jon Stewart’s Comedy Central show, Mr. Sandler once wore an oversize corduroy shirt jacket he termed a “shacket” while flogging a forgettable 2011 movie titled “Jack and Jill.”

From New York Times