bomber jacket

noun

: a zippered usually leather jacket with front pockets and knitted cuffs and waistband

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This one involves a puffy NFL bomber jacket, a New York City Ballet dad cap, some mega baggy low-rise jeans, Nike Air More Uptempo trainers and…*check notes* a teeny, tiny indigo-blue Chanel bag. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025 Parkas and bomber jackets also turned the drama quotient up a notch via furry details — which abounded in cashmere-like sheepskin or cow hair — and even the most casual daywear pieces were cut from cashmere, as seen in a gray knitted set. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025 These 12 affordable, stylish picks include this bomber jacket recently worn by Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham, these new wide-leg jeans from Sofia Vergara’s fashion line, and more styles up to 71 percent off. Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Kardashian is in the center of the main shot, with her arm draped around son Reign Disick, 10 — the youngest of her three children with ex Scott Disick — who is killing the Christmas fashion with baggy zebra-print pants and a black bomber jacket. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bomber jacket 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bomber jacket was in 1940

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“Bomber jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bomber%20jacket. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

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