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  • noun sport jacket

Etymologies

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sport +‎ coat

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Examples

  • (It shows him walking down the alley from the mansion to the Capitol in sportcoat and blue jeans.)

    Schweitzer for prez David 2005

  • Mike Keane's red sportcoat is now 13-1 in the playoffs and Ed Belfour's lucky skates couldn't pull out another overtime win.

    USA TODAY Latest news 2000

  • The man in the sportcoat is the only person to be arrested in connection with the Millennium theft, and it likely will remain that way.

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2010

  • I know the Internet is supposed to be the place where democracy and populism rule, but look at it this way: Yes, you don't need a reservation and a sportcoat to eat from a lunch truck, but is the gourmet food truck catering to the same clientele as the roach coach?

    Mike Miley: So Much for the Food Truck 2010

  • Wade was impressed with the effort; watching from the bench in a burnt orange sportcoat and tie, he jumped to his feet waving a towel.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • I don't like the picture of him in the sportcoat as that jacket is obviosuly dated.

    John Warren's direct mail-piece Peter Schorsch 2009

  • He reeked of Vitalis, he kept his sportcoat and tie on all evening, and he kept grinning like a Cheshire cat.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009

  • The only thing is that the old pro should be wearing a sportcoat over his tshirt, as most of us have upgraded to management.

    The gadget tribes of technology - Boing Boing Gadgets 2009

  • In a seriously nasty sportcoat. sorry Newark and Islip

    Matthew Yglesias » Ah, Hockey 2007

  • He reeked of Vitalis, he kept his sportcoat and tie on all evening, and he kept grinning like a Cheshire cat.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: All in the Family Jack Canfield 2009

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