anorak
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
Definition of anorak
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
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noun
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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.”
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(UK, slang)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.”
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Etymology
* Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq. * (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).
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