dinner jacket

noun

: a jacket for formal evening wear
dinner-jacketed
ˈdi-nər-ˈja-kə-təd How to pronounce dinner jacket (audio)
adjective

Examples of dinner jacket in a Sentence

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In addition to the ivory dinner jacket, Marchitelli crafted two other looks for Allen. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 For the Golden Globes, Williams wore a peak-label dinner jacket trimmed in grograin paired with a white silk evening shirt, black trousers, and a white grosgrain cummerbund. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026 Kuon x Ralph Lauren Purple Label patchwork denim dinner jacket. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 The Club's central staircase is the sort that Bond might descend slowly in a dinner jacket alongside the American ambassador; these days guests rush up and down it in trainers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dinner jacket

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dinner jacket was in 1891

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“Dinner jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20jacket. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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