From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishzoot suitzoot suit /ˈzuːt suːt, -sjuːt $ -suːt/ noun [countable] DCCa suit that consists of wide trousers and a jacket with wide shoulders, worn especially in the 1940s and 1950s
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zoot suit• In the Juke Box Joint, he had a zoot suit with Karloffian shoulders and a watch chain dangling between his knees.• In an age of compulsory wearing of uniforms, the zoot suit accomplished an antithetical stylization of the self.• The zoot suit became his primary symbol.Origin zoot suit (1900-2000) zoot probably from suit 