Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demob suit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: de-mob -suit
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A suit of civilian clothes issued to a soldier upon demobilization, especially at the end of World War II.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Joe looked very smart in his demob suit and newly trimmed beard and seemed to be just as excited as his bride-to-be."
"A grateful country gave me a demob suit, a piece of paper from the King thanking me for my service, and a pamphlet telling me what to do next, which I tore up."
"His toned physique perhaps indicated that he had recently returned from his duties in foreign climes, although his hair wasn't cropped short in the military style and his suit wasn't the standard shapelessness of the Government Issue demob suit."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

demob suits (plural)

Questions

What does demob suit mean?: A suit of civilian clothes issued to a soldier upon demobilization, especially at the end of World War II.

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