suitcase

suitcase

See also: suit-case

English

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Etymology

    From suit + case.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsutkeɪs/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːtkeɪs

    Noun

    suitcase (plural suitcases)

    1. A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
      My suitcase is stowed in the luggage rack.
      • 2014, Edith Pearlman, Honeydew:
        A stocky cabwoman removed a large wheeled suitcase.
      • 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77:
        Many seats carry reservation labels, while the luggage racks are festooned with backpacks and suitcases.
    2. (computing) In the Classic Mac OS operating system, a file containing fonts, icons, sounds, and other resources.

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    Descendants

    • Japanese: スーツケース (sūtsukēsu)
    • Korean: 슈트케이스 (syuteukeiseu)

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    Verb

    suitcase (third-person singular simple present suitcases, present participle suitcasing, simple past and past participle suitcased)

    1. To trade using samples in a suitcase.
    2. (prison slang) To smuggle in one's rectum.
      Synonym: keister

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