: a suit of extreme cut typically consisting of a thigh-length jacket with wide padded shoulders and peg pants with narrow cuffs
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Police allowed—or joined in—mob violence against Mexican, Filipino, and Black youth wearing zoot suits.
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Robert Willis, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Pachuco was a term used for Mexican American men in the 1930s and 40s who wore flashy zoot suits, spoke their own slang and formed a small but notable countercultural scene in Los Angeles.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
When servicemen attacked, young men were savagely beaten, some stripped of their zoot suits and left naked and unconscious on the street.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
The zoot suit was the swagger of the moment and became a symbol of noncompliance and aesthetic autonomy in the face of racist policing and assimilationist pressure.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
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Robert Willis, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Pachuco was a term used for Mexican American men in the 1930s and 40s who wore flashy zoot suits, spoke their own slang and formed a small but notable countercultural scene in Los Angeles.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
When servicemen attacked, young men were savagely beaten, some stripped of their zoot suits and left naked and unconscious on the street.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
The zoot suit was the swagger of the moment and became a symbol of noncompliance and aesthetic autonomy in the face of racist policing and assimilationist pressure.
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
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“Zoot suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoot%20suit. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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