monkey suitn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪ s(j)uːt/, U.S.

/ˈməŋki ˌsut/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., suit n.

Etymology: < monkey n. + suit n.

1. A type of child's suit. Now rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific people > for boys

skeleton suit1836

button-up1839

shell suit1860

trouser suit1864

monkey suit1876

skeleton1879

1876 Littell's Living Age 27 May 557/1 One big-headed boy in a monkey suit all over [sic] buttons.

1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House I. i. 9 Mrs. Gooch had only to thrust her hand into the little pocket of his monkey suit to convict him on the spot.

a1901 C. M. Yonge Autobiogr. in C. R. Coleridge C. M. Yonge (1903) ii. 66 ‘Monkey suits’, with jacket and waistcoat all in one, and trousers fastened over.

2. slang (originally U.S., frequently depreciative). A uniform, esp. a formal, decorative, or showy one, as a baseball uniform or military dress uniform.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > other

blue1590

Windsor uniform1781

plain clothes1822

khaki1857

monkey suit1914

1914 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 11 Mar. 4/1 After a week's experience on the [baseball] ground in a monkey suit..I have reached the conclusion that these spring trips are anything but joy parties.’

1926 Amer. Speech 2 50/2 Monkey suit, a baseball uniform.

1933 S. Kingsley Men in White i. i. 25 One of my classmates came to an examination in military uniform... Virchow looked at him, and said, ‘You! What are you doing here in that monkey suit?’

1943 Baseball Mag. Jan. 486/2 Al rushed on to the field as soon as he could don his monkey suit.

1954 ‘D. Collans’ & S. Sterling I was House Detective i. 9 He..got a job as a bellhop... On..off-days Dev was allowed to swap his monkey suit for a blue serge.

1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes v. 54 We didn't know whether we were going to be wearing our baseball ‘monkey suits’ or an olive-drab uniform.

3. slang (originally U.S.). A formal dress suit; an evening suit.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > evening dress or dress suit

evening suit1807

soup-and-fish1829

white tie1849

tails1857

monkey suit1920

black tie1951

penguin suit1961

1920 R. Lardner in Sat. Evening Post 27 Nov. 42/4 I and the Mrs. and Kate was the only ones there in evening clothes. The others had attended these functions before and knew that they wouldn't be enough suckers on hand to make any difference whether you wore a monkey suit or rompers.

1950 D. Thomas Let. 10 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 343 I..demothed my monkey-suit and borrowed some proper shoes.

1974 A. Fowles Pastime v. 46 He could..hire one of those monkey-suits from Moss Bros.

1995 K. J. Anderson Ground Zero (1996) ii. 18 This is California, you know. East Coasters and a few high management types are the only ones around here who wear monkey suits.

4. slang. A pair of overalls; a similar garment such as a boiler suit or flying suit.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > overall

overall1631

save-all1847

monkey suit1928

1928 Daily Mail 7 May 6/4 Monkey suit, flying suit.

1929 E. Hemingway Farewell to Arms xxvii. 201 Get me a monkey suit and I'll help you with the oil.

1966 L. B. Kenney Caste of Heroes 53 A man in a wheelchair, wearing a freshly laundered green hospital convalescent ‘monkey suit’.

1985 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Sept. l1 She was ordered to sew up all the pockets on her monkey suit, the green overalls that recruits wear..while they're tending to their barrack duties.

2005 G. Rabassa If this be Treason 138 The monkey suit in this novel is a set of mechanic's coveralls, which strangely carries the same name in Brazilian popular parlance.

5. A monkey or ape fancy dress outfit.

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1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Feb. g1 What Dino de Laurentiis' man-in-a-monkey-suit is to the 1933 mechanical wonder that gave a nation the heebie-jeebies, the music to the new ‘King Kong’ is to the music for the old.

1989 S. Lamont In Good Faith 30 There were demonstrators in monkey suits and even a man in a devil costume who served chilli to spectators.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. Rejoice! Tim Burton will direct a remake of Planet Of The Apes. Johnny Depp in a monkey suit?.. We can't wait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkey suit
释义	monkey suitn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪ s(j)uːt/, U.S. /ˈməŋki ˌsut/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., suit n. Etymology: < monkey n. + suit n. 1. A type of child's suit. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific people > for boys skeleton suit1836 button-up1839 shell suit1860 trouser suit1864 monkey suit1876 skeleton1879 1876 Littell's Living Age 27 May 557/1 One big-headed boy in a monkey suit all over [sic] buttons. 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House I. i. 9 Mrs. Gooch had only to thrust her hand into the little pocket of his monkey suit to convict him on the spot. a1901 C. M. Yonge Autobiogr. in C. R. Coleridge C. M. Yonge (1903) ii. 66 ‘Monkey suits’, with jacket and waistcoat all in one, and trousers fastened over. 2. slang (originally U.S., frequently depreciative). A uniform, esp. a formal, decorative, or showy one, as a baseball uniform or military dress uniform. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > other blue1590 Windsor uniform1781 plain clothes1822 khaki1857 monkey suit1914 1914 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 11 Mar. 4/1 After a week's experience on the [baseball] ground in a monkey suit..I have reached the conclusion that these spring trips are anything but joy parties.’ 1926 Amer. Speech 2 50/2 Monkey suit, a baseball uniform. 1933 S. Kingsley Men in White i. i. 25 One of my classmates came to an examination in military uniform... Virchow looked at him, and said, ‘You! What are you doing here in that monkey suit?’ 1943 Baseball Mag. Jan. 486/2 Al rushed on to the field as soon as he could don his monkey suit. 1954 ‘D. Collans’ & S. Sterling I was House Detective i. 9 He..got a job as a bellhop... On..off-days Dev was allowed to swap his monkey suit for a blue serge. 1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes v. 54 We didn't know whether we were going to be wearing our baseball ‘monkey suits’ or an olive-drab uniform. 3. slang (originally U.S.). A formal dress suit; an evening suit. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > evening dress or dress suit evening suit1807 soup-and-fish1829 white tie1849 tails1857 monkey suit1920 black tie1951 penguin suit1961 1920 R. Lardner in Sat. Evening Post 27 Nov. 42/4 I and the Mrs. and Kate was the only ones there in evening clothes. The others had attended these functions before and knew that they wouldn't be enough suckers on hand to make any difference whether you wore a monkey suit or rompers. 1950 D. Thomas Let. 10 Jan. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 343 I..demothed my monkey-suit and borrowed some proper shoes. 1974 A. Fowles Pastime v. 46 He could..hire one of those monkey-suits from Moss Bros. 1995 K. J. Anderson Ground Zero (1996) ii. 18 This is California, you know. East Coasters and a few high management types are the only ones around here who wear monkey suits. 4. slang. A pair of overalls; a similar garment such as a boiler suit or flying suit. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > that covers or protects other clothing > overall overall1631 save-all1847 monkey suit1928 1928 Daily Mail 7 May 6/4 Monkey suit, flying suit. 1929 E. Hemingway Farewell to Arms xxvii. 201 Get me a monkey suit and I'll help you with the oil. 1966 L. B. Kenney Caste of Heroes 53 A man in a wheelchair, wearing a freshly laundered green hospital convalescent ‘monkey suit’. 1985 Toronto Star (Nexis) 28 Sept. l1 She was ordered to sew up all the pockets on her monkey suit, the green overalls that recruits wear..while they're tending to their barrack duties. 2005 G. Rabassa If this be Treason 138 The monkey suit in this novel is a set of mechanic's coveralls, which strangely carries the same name in Brazilian popular parlance. 5. A monkey or ape fancy dress outfit. ΚΠ 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Feb. g1 What Dino de Laurentiis' man-in-a-monkey-suit is to the 1933 mechanical wonder that gave a nation the heebie-jeebies, the music to the new ‘King Kong’ is to the music for the old. 1989 S. Lamont In Good Faith 30 There were demonstrators in monkey suits and even a man in a devil costume who served chilli to spectators. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. Rejoice! Tim Burton will direct a remake of Planet Of The Apes. Johnny Depp in a monkey suit?.. We can't wait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876
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