English Dictionary
◊ SUIT
suit
n 1: a set of garments for outerwear all of the same fabric and
color; "they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit of
clothes}]
2: (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of
law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the
family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit},
{case}, {cause}, {causa}]
3: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a
woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a
brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing},
{courting}]
4: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or
rank [syn: {suing}]
5: any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each suit has its
own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same
suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is
trumps?"
v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {accommodate},
{fit}]
2: be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
3: accord or comport with [syn: {befit}, {beseem}]
4: enhance the appearance of: "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This
behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {become}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ SUIT
suit
1. Ugly and uncomfortable "business clothing" often worn by
non-hackers. Invariably worn with a "tie", a strangulation
device that partially cuts off the blood supply to the brain.
It is thought that this explains much about the behaviour of
suit-wearers.
2. A person who habitually wears suits, as distinct from a
techie or hacker.
See {loser}, {burble}, {management}, {Stupids}, {SNAFU
principle}, and {brain-damaged}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1998-07-01)