anorak

[ an-uh-rak, ah-nuh-rahk ]

noun

1. a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the Arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
2. a jacket patterned after this, made of any weather-resistant material and worn widely.

anorak

/ ˈænəˌræk /

noun

1. a warm waterproof hip-length jacket usually with a hood, originally worn in polar regions, but now worn for any outdoor activity
2. informal.
   a socially inept person with a hobby considered by most people to be boring

Word History and Origins

Origin of anorak¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Inuit (Greenlandic) annoraaq

Word History and Origins

Origin of anorak¹

from Inuktitut ánorâq

Example Sentences

"I thought 'what a story,' along with 'gosh, that woman must have the strongest anorak ever made'."

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If you are, like me, a proud political anorak, that might have rung a bell.

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He was said to be wearing a black anorak with light-coloured drawstrings.

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The sombre little boy, in a dark blue anorak, has a raised scar on his forehead - imprinted by the quakes.

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Jurors heard Watson strangled his victim with a ligature or anorak collar to fulfil a "morbid fantasy" and stripped Rikki and posed his naked body in a star shape.

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Related Words

• cloak
• frock
• jacket
• overcoat
• raincoat
• suit
• tuxedo
• windbreaker
• wrap