Noun
An outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders, a long coat, and baggy trousers that taper to a tight fit at the ankles.
Synonyms: (dated AAVE slang) drapes, zoot
Meronym: pegged pants
(UK, military, slang) Synonym of goon suit (“waterproof rubber suit for pilots”)
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThis was partly due to his "cool" exterior, dedicated research (reading Desmond Morris ' book Catwatching), and his showing up in character, wearing his father's 1950s-style zoot suit. Source: Internet
Their young men encountered hostility and discrimination by Armed Forces personnel, and tensions broke out in " zoot suit riots " in downtown Oakland in 1943 in the wake of a major disturbance in Los Angeles that year. Source: Internet