anorak
noun/ˈænəɹæk/
Etymology
* Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq. * (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).
- borrowed from annoraaq
Definitions
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
- Don't ever use the hood on your anorak; and, if you do, for heaven's sake don't pull the string tight so that you peep out like a little baby in a siren suit.
A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
- He has described himself as the uber-geek, an anorak's anorak, a standard bearer for fellow Star Trekkies everywhere, and his air of bland, amiable bafflement has served him remarkably well in a string of TV and film roles.
The neighborhood
- neighborfoamer
- neighborrivet counter
- neighbortrainspotter
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for anorak. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA