monkey suit



monkey suit

a tuxedo. (Jocular. Possibly in reference to the fancy suit worn by an organ-grinder's monkey.) Do I have to wear a monkey suit to dinner? All the men except me wore monkey suits at dinner on the cruise.
See also: monkey, suit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Betharibe-TAH-reeIndonesian, Javanese
Cili-Hungarian
Sime-Macedonian
Zipporahzi-PAWR-ə (English), ZIP-ər-ə (English)Biblical, Hebrew
Beyza-Turkish
Chand-Indian, Hindi