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raincoat

noun
/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/US/ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/UK

Etymology

From rain + coat.

  1. derived from *gʷewd-✻
  2. derived from *kuttô✻
  3. derived from cotta
  4. derived from cote
  5. inherited from cote
  6. formed as raincoat — “rain + coat”

Definitions

  1. A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain

    A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.

  2. A condom.

    • Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next / Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex!

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Derived

raincoat brigade, raincoated, raincoater, raincoatless, raincoatlike

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for raincoat. 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