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monkey suit
noun
Slang.
1.
a tuxedo or full-dress suit.
2.
any uniform.
Origin:
1885–90;
see
monkey jacket
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monkey suit
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n
slang
(
US
) a man's evening dress
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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