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What exactly is a "monkey suit"?

post #1 of 5
11/20/11 at 9:50pm
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I work at an international company, and my English isn't the greatest in the world.

 

When talking to a friend about dressing up, he said, "I don't want to wear a monkey suit."

 

I know he wasn't talking about wearing a costume to resemble the animal for some dress-up party, so what was he talking about?

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post #2 of 5
11/20/11 at 9:58pm
Monkey Suit is an old slang term for a tuxedo. Guess your friend does not like formal wear...
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post #3 of 5
11/20/11 at 10:05pm
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Thanks.

 

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Originally Posted by konoyaro View Post

Monkey Suit is an old slang term for a tuxedo. Guess your friend does not like formal wear...


 

 

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post #4 of 5
11/20/11 at 11:04pm
+1 on TUX
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post #5 of 5
11/21/11 at 5:02am
Back when I worked for a fairly big law firm, it was common to hear attorneys talk about "putting on the monkey suit" to describe dressing to the nines when meeting with a client. That's probably not the original meaning, but it seemed to be a pretty common thing to say, so perhaps it has taken on that meaning over time (or at least around here).
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