different between tracksuit vs trackie

English

Etymology

track +? suit

Noun

tracksuit (plural tracksuits)

1. a garment, usually consisting of a top and trousers (commonly known as tracksuit bottoms) worn as an outer layer by participants in sporting events such as athletics. The tracksuit is usually designed to be easily removed or replaced, before or after competing. Tracksuits have also been adopted in some cultures as leisurewear.

Synonyms

• jogging suit (US)
• jogger, joggers (Britain)

Translations

See also

• shell suit
• sweatshirt

Further reading

• tracksuit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From tracksuit +? -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

Noun

trackie (plural trackies)

1. (Britain, Australia, informal) A tracksuit.
   • 2005, Peter Docker, Someone Else?s Country, 2010, ReadHowYouWant, page 300,

     Dylan was wearing a light trackie top in the colours of the flag.

   • 2006, Niven Govinden, Graffiti My Soul, Penguin, page 69,

     Carriages crammed with more sportswear than JD, including what looks like an orange and black trackie, similar to Casey?s; some dad out with his kid. You get a better class of person in Wembley.

   • 2009, Fleur McDonald, Red Dust, ReadHowYouWant, page 118,

     Pulling on a pair of trackie pants and a jumper, she quietly unclipped the flyscreen and pushed up the old window and climbed through, landing outside with a hollow thud.

Usage notes

• The plural, trackies, may also refer to tracksuit bottoms (the trousers of a tracksuit).

Derived terms

• trackie daks

Anagrams

• keratic, kreatic, tackier