Meaning of abacost | Babel Free

Definitions

A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.

historical

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Examples

“Wearing a collarless jacket called the abacost that reflected the style of chairman Mao, Mobutu outlawed the traditional suits and business dress of the West.”

“The abacost became Mobutu's personal trademark, […]”

“[T]he new leader [Mobutu Sese Seko] embarked on a campaign of 'Africanisation', with […] suits giving way to the abacost (a Congolese version of the Mao jacket); […]”

“[A]ll western clothing was banned—to be replaced by one-piece tunic called an abacost.”

CEFR level