safari jacket

noun

: a usually belted shirt jacket with pleated expansible pockets

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Mark once gave me an Armoury safari jacket, the very same one worn by the character in my novel, and its light, unflappable linen proved perfect for my summer readings around Germany and Switzerland that year. Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 His close friend and bitter competitor Yves Saint Laurent (their rivalry, professional and romantic, is at the center of Becoming Karl Lagerfeld), is credited with inventing the safari jacket, the Mondrian dress, and Le Smoking, the female tuxedo. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safari jacket was in 1938

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“Safari jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safari%20jacket. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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