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  • noun Plural form of anorak.

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Examples

  • 'Having very visible, successful women who have not become complete anoraks is really important to keep girls doing science.

    2009 L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards Peggy 2008

  • 'Having very visible, successful women who have not become complete anoraks is really important to keep girls doing science.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Peggy 2008

  • When I decide it is a good idea to tell everyone how many sexual partners I have had, I don’t want a load of people in anoraks questioning my judgement.

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • When I decide it is a good idea to tell everyone how many sexual partners I have had, I don’t want a load of people in anoraks questioning my judgement.

    Lord Bonkers' Diary: Nick Clegg on the Lib Dem constitution 2008

  • The bookshelves, such as they are, feature volumes intended for university libraries and perhaps the private collections of what we in Britain commonly call 'anoraks'.

    Archive 2004-06-01 Jessica 2004

  • The bookshelves, such as they are, feature volumes intended for university libraries and perhaps the private collections of what we in Britain commonly call 'anoraks'.

    Publishers be damned... Jessica 2004

  • This week he is engrossed in the minutae of Church governance at the twice-yearly meeting of the General Synod, where votes must be held on whether to break early for lunch, and where speakers announce proudly that they are "anoraks"

    Telegraph Blogs 2009

  • "sensible shoes" type of people or "anoraks" and curvy icons like Georgia or Shelly suggest a bit of a "rock chick" personality.

    User Friendly RSS Feed 2009

  • "anoraks" but if it's a choice of being around panzers, train spotting, or doing the washing up I know where I would rather be! hey who's got my Marigold's October 2009 17 members present for the October meeting.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • Vera Wang Vera Wang resort collection 2012 Ms. Wang also explored shapes: there were longer, to-the-knee shorts, plus cropped hooded anoraks and longer versions, and dresses that were short in the front, long in the back.

    Day to Night, Dark to Bright Ray Smith 2011

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