Cosby sweater en · NOUN
Etymology
From the sweaters worn by the character Cliff Huxtable, played by Bill Cosby, on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-1992).
Meanings
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An oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern.
A guy in a Cosby sweater lamented he didn't bring along some Trivial Pursuit cards.
2013, Chris Rodell, Use All the Crayons!, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 20:I taste blood in my mouth while a Japanese gentleman in plastic snowshoes and a colorful Cosby sweater snaps photos of a landscape leveled by forest fires a decade ago.
2006, Joe Kurmaskie, Momentum Is Your Friend: The Metal Cowboy and His Pint-Sized Posse Take on America, Breakaway Books, published 2011, →ISBN:So hipsters, next time you're digging through the racks at the local thrift store for the perfect Cosby sweater for your annually unoriginal ugly Christmas sweater party, remember this…
2012, Brad Getty, Dads Are the Original Hipsters, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosby sweaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Bill Cosby sweater | alternative | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Philip Emeagwali · wikipedia: The Cosby Show · wikipedia: Bill Cosby