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anorak|ˈænəræk|
Also ‖ anoraq.
[Greenland Eskimo.]
A weatherproof jacket of skin or cloth, with hood attached, worn by Eskimos; a similar garment in countries other than Greenland.
1924[see muckluck]. 1934I. W. Hutchison North to Rime-Ringed Sun xvii. 191, I displayed..the gay beaded ‘anorak’ and scarlet embroidered trousers and boots of the Greenland Eskimo woman. 1936Discovery Mar. 91/2 The [Greenland] bride was resplendent in her handsome national dress of scarlet boots, sealskin trousers, and anoraq with magnificent bead collar. 1937E. A. M. Wedderburn Alpine Climbing ii. 17 A wind-proof ‘Anorak’ or glacier smock, with a hood and without zip-fasteners..is a life⁓saver in foul weather. 1950tr. Mountaineering Handbk. ii. 24 In rain an Anorak worn over the shoulders is an excellent protection. 1952Morin & J. A. Smith tr. M. Herzog's Annapurna iii. 50 We put on our nylon anoraks..which were both snow- and wind-proof. 1959Vogue Oct. 180 Swiss ski clothes..poplin anorak with attached hood.
Add:2. slang (derog.). A boring, studious, or socially inept young person (caricatured as typically wearing an anorak), esp. one who pursues an unfashionable and solitary interest with obsessive dedication. Also attrib.
1984Observer 5 Aug. 5/3 At weekends boatloads of Dutch ‘anoraks’—pirate radio fans—come out to cheer on their latest hero. 1988in T. Thorne Dict. Contemp. Slang (1991) 10 An anorak is one of those boring gits who sit at the front of every lecture with their Pringle jumpers asking the lecturer their clever questions. 1991Independent 14 Nov. 26/3 Enthusiasts who hang around the radio station, anxious to fetch and carry, answer phones, and do any amount of unpaid work simply to be involved..[are] sometimes disparagingly referred to as ‘anoraks’. 1991Straight no Chaser Winter 11/3 A guide to over three thousand blues records. Essential for scribblers and anoraks. 1993Personal Computer World Apr. 390/2 The one difficult part of Demon's system is the software, which, while inexpensive and reliable once you've got it going, is archetypal anorak software. 1995J. Miller voXpop xii. 170 The Beatles have almost become an obsession. I try to get studio out-takes and rare records, I'm almost anorak level about it—getting really excited if I can hear John Lennon cough.
Hence ˈanoraked a.
1965Guardian 13 Aug. 8/3 Anoraked and uniformed men are crowded into a tiny saloon of a fell-side inn. 1990Observer 30 Dec. 15/2 It is as if God had an extra jar of comic talent and for a joke gave it to a nerdy, anoraked, northern chemist. |