raincoat
nounUS /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/ · UK /ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/
Etymology From rain + coat.
1
A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
- After standing around in talk for a while, during which time Doris arrived with my hat and raincoat (left with her at the site) we made our way some two hundred strong, up the gracious stone stairway to the Hall of Christ Church, loaned by that College for the celebrationary lunch.1987, Sir Raymond Streat, Marguerite Dupree, Lancashire and Whitehall: The Diary of Sir Raymond Streat:
- Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.”2024 November 9, Maya Yang, “Anti-Trump protests erupt across US from New York City to Seattle”, in The Guardian:
2
Slang A condom.
- Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next / Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex!1993, “Tearz”, in Enter the Wu-Tang, performed by Wu-Tang Clan:
- Derived terms
- raincoat brigade, raincoated, raincoater, raincoatless, raincoatlike
- Related terms
- mac, mackintosh, oilskins, waterproofs, wellies, wellingtons