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单词 grey flannel suit
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Definition of grey flannel suit in English:

grey flannel suit

(US gray flannel suit)
noun
US informal
  • A conventional grey suit regarded as suggestive of the wearer's conservative, bureaucratic, or conformist attitude or his or her lack of individuality, frequently with reference to the perceived atmosphere of conformity in the United States, especially in the business world, in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Origin

1950s.

Definition of grey flannel suit in US English:

grey flannel suit

(US gray flannel suit)
noun
US informal
  • A conventional grey suit regarded as suggestive of the wearer's conservative, bureaucratic, or conformist attitude or his or her lack of individuality, frequently with reference to the perceived atmosphere of conformity in the United States, especially in the business world, in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Origin

1950s.

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