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Definition of "anorak" []

  • A heavy jacket with a hood; a parka. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "anorak" in a sentence
  • "SWEENEY: Patrick, the word anorak comes to mind and that comes from my childhood, but it was where people would have a fixation on a particular thing, it might be radio presenters or people in news or something like that, and they would constantly communicate with each other."
  • "In fact, he is something of an "anorak" on the subject."
  • "It's well known that "anorak" is just a foreign name for a dirty mac, so the UK government probably thinks they've already got that one covered...."