sack suit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sack suit
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The staid, old, boxy sack suit that had long been Brooks Brothers’ specialty fell out of favor.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020
And who loved a sack suit more than the elegant political radicals of the early 1960s?
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012
His dress at swank Washington parties was a plain sack suit.
From Time Magazine Archive
What they all now think of Associate Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy could not be printed, although not many months ago they spread rumors that Murphy was a saint in a sack suit.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Gee, Skinner, where did you get it?" said Allison, who stood there in a sack suit, grinning.
From Skinner's Dress Suit by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
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