Noun

(en noun)

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.

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Noun

(en noun)

(UK, 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.

* 2005 , , page 99,

‘I?ve fucking had it with this town,’ she said. ‘I go into the super last night, they reckon they seen me taking frozen stuff out of me trackie' at the car. So I?m gonna walk around with fucking frozen peas down me ' trackie , right? Right?’

* 2006 , , 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.