STRAITJACKET

Added by Elif Varlik

Definition

Noun

A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical use is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others. (Wikipedia)

A cover or overgarment of strong material (such as canvas) is used to closely bind the body and especially the arms in restraining a violent prisoner or patient. (Merriam-Webster)

Pronunciation

• strayt·ja·kuht

• IPA transcription: /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk.ɪt/

Sample sentences

Noun

• I was about to decide this guy was just a regular mortal, and I’d better run for it before he called the straitjacket patrol when he said, “No appointment, no audience, kiddo. Lord Zeus doesn’t see anyone unannounced.” (Percy Jackson, Chapter 21)

• At halftime of Saturday’s game between Louisville men’s basketball and Pittsburgh, a magician walked onto Denny Crum Court and freed himself from a straitjacket in less than three minutes.

The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2024 (retrieved from Merriam-Webster)

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Etymology

Straitjacket, 1795, as a type of restraint for lunatics, a garment for the body with long sleeves made to lace up behind and fit closely, from strait (adj.) "tight, close-fitting" + jacket (n.); earlier in same sense was strait-waistcoat (1753). As a verb from 1863. Related: Strait-jacketed.

Translation

Chinese: 紧身衣

Korean: 구속복

Kazakh: куртка

Russian: смирительная рубашка

French: camisole de force

Spanish: camisa de fuerza

German: Zwangsjacke

Turkish: deli gömleği