monkey jacket

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monkey jacket

noun monkey jackets

dated A type of close-fitting jacket worn by sailors. You bully boys of Liverpool, I'll have you to beware, When you sail on them packet ships, no dungaree jumpers wear; But have a big monkey jacket all ready to your hand, For there blows some cold nor'westers on the Banks of Newfoundland.
A semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.
Similar: mess jacket
US, slang A hospital gown.

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@misc{monkey_jacket_2026,
  title = {monkey jacket},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkey%20jacket},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}