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# anorak

noun (an anorak, anoraks)

«anorak» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A waterproof jacket with a hood, often padded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#m1)
2. (UK, informal) A person who is very interested in a hobby that others think is boring, like train numbers; a nerd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday clothing in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand: wear your anorak in the rain. Slang: "he's a bit of an anorak about buses". Phrases: put on your anorak, a bit of an anorak.

### Examples

- Put on your anorak; it's raining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x1)
- My anorak has a hood that folds away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x2)
- He's a real anorak about trains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x3)
- She left her anorak on the school bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x4)
- We wore anoraks on the windy hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x5)
- Don't be such an anorak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/#x6)

### Note

The word comes from the Inuit language (Greenlandic). US often says "parka" or "windbreaker". The slang meaning is mildly teasing, not very rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anorak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anorak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anorak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anorak.html) on Mova free.