First Known Use: 1877
Dictionary
anorak
noun an·o·rak \ˈa-nə-ˌrak\
: a jacket that has a hood and that is long enough to cover your hips
: a person who is extremely interested in something that other people find boring
Full Definition of ANORAK
: a usually pullover hooded jacket long enough to cover the hips
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Origin of ANORAK
Dan, from Inuit (Greenland) annoraaq
Rhymes with ANORAK
almanac, amberjack, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, celiac, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
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