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Definition of suit
suit
noun
- pejorative term used for management / consulting / executive types, who are more likely to wear business suits than the average worker.
I better talk to a suit.
Citation from "Search Committee 1", The Office (US TV), Season 7 Episode 25 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
Last edited on Jun 13 2011. Submitted by Diane M. from Little Falls, NY, USA on Feb 26 2000.
- A person that has sold out, and now is a shill for a corporation, where he/she is required to wear a suit. Similar in meaning to yuppie.
I don't want to be a suit.
Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by Clayton M. from USA on Feb 11 2002.
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