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- noun A large
suit with excessive amounts of fabric popular in the 1930's and 1940's with widelapels , padded shoulders, a high waist andpegged pants.
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Examples
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A lizardman, his spunglaz zootsuit tattered and bloody, was attempting to crawl out through a shattered window.
Galaxy Jane Goulart, Ron, 1933- 1986
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A toadman, whose zootsuit was in even worse shape, Was crouched in the high yellow grass and waving his instrument-a goldplated bullhorn-feebly at them as they approached.
Galaxy Jane Goulart, Ron, 1933- 1986
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For those faint hearts who first thing on entering seek out the Certificate of Inspection on the elevator wall, there are young women in green overseas caps, green velvet basques, and tapered yellowstripe trousers-a feminine zootsuit effect-who've been well-tutored in all kinds of elevator lore, and whose job it is to set you at ease.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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If anyone asks, she jumped right in the freezer. fappomatic: zootsuit: Football and wildlife?
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