union suit

noun

Synonyms of union suitnext
: an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece

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That’s no reason to ignore this wonderfully weird union suit, which has a hood and foot coverings. — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023 Or to avoid that issue altogether, opt for a union suit—a warm one-piece that won’t let any cold air get between your skin and your outer layers. — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 Undershirts have come a long way from their days as an offshoot of the one-piece union suits men wore as undergarments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect precious clothes from sweat. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017 The offer also fails to consider the impact of widespread resignations on the government's ability to provide services to Americans, the union suit alleges. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025 And in October 1906, Comstock threatened to shut down an exhibition of models performing athletic exercises wearing form-fitting union suits. — Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025 His character, Marty, a Ping-Pong champ from the Lower East Side, might have worn a one-piece union suit, the conventional male undergarment of 1952, when the movie is set. — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of union suit was in 1846

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union suit

noun
: an undergarment with shirt and pants in one piece

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