From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothesanorakan‧o‧rak /ˈænəræk/ noun [countable]1DCC especially British English a short coat with a hood that keeps out the wind and rain2British English informal a boring person who is interested in the unimportantdetails of a particular subject and does not know how to behave properly in social situationsSYN nerdExamples from the Corpusanorak• It's not as if greyanoraks are cheap.• He wore a navy fisherman's jersey and gumboots, and a heavyanorak, shiny and running with wet.• Shivering, she pulled up her anorakzip and turned to the left.• He was hot in his anorak.• We passed like wraiths gripping our anoraks against a colder night wind coming down from the deepindigosilhouettedmountains.• Conversedressed, pulled on his plasticanorak and went down to the street.Originanorak(1900-2000)Greenland Inuitanoraq
