grilldress

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Ready for the grilling season, or a jog.

Etymology

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grill +‎ dress. First part from English grill; second part from English dress.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɪlːdrɛs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Hyphenation: grill‧dress

Noun

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grilldress m (definite singular grilldressen, indefinite plural grilldresser, definite plural grilldressene)

  1. (humorous) a tracksuit used when grilling (or in general as a form of leisurewear)
    Synonyms: joggedrakt, joggedress
    • 1998, Kjetil Rolness, Elvis Presley, page 97:
      en uformelig treningsdrakt, syttitallsversjonen av vår tids grilldress
      an informal tracksuit, the seventies version of today's barbecue suit
    • 2004, Herman Willis, St. Olav:
      til vanlig gikk han kledd i en rød og hvitstripet grilldress som skjulte femtiåringens alderstillegg
      as usual, he wore a red and white-striped barbecue tracksuit that hid the fifty-year-old's age supplement
    • 2001 January 16, Nordlys, page 30:
      når vi treffes på ferie i Sverige er det bare å ta fram grilldressene, vinflaskene og tupperware-boksene. Da er vi i gang
      when we meet on holiday in Sweden, just bring out the barbecue suits, wine bottles and tupperware boxes. Then we're off

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