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anorak Definition


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anorak
noun
    1. A hooded waterproof jacket.
    2a. slang
      Someone who is obsessively involved in something that is generally regarded as boring, unfashionable and not worthy of such commitment;
    slang
        Example: an anorak attitude
    Derivative: anoraky
    adj
        Example: the anoraky image of the internet
    Etymology: 1920s: originally an Inuit word for a hooded jacket made from skin and decorated with embroidery and beads.



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