bumfreezer

English

Etymology

bum +‎ freezer

Pronunciation

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Noun

bumfreezer (plural bumfreezers)

1. (slang) An Eton jacket or other similar short jacket.
   • 1965, Peter Black, The Poms in the Sun:

     Seated at table, eating delicious food brought by European migrant waiters in red bumfreezers, I felt that we were all making a very game pretence of reconstructing Europe.

   • 2012, Anne de Courcy, Snowdon: The Biography:

     Smaller boys wore short Eton jackets, known as bumfreezers

Synonyms

• bumfreezer jacket