goon suit

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goon suit (plural goon suits)

  1. (UK, military, slang) A waterproof rubber coverall worn by pilots.
    • 1983, Maria Buxton, Antarctic Diary: A Letter to Her Family, page 16:
      After lunch we were all togged up in the most incredible gear, known as goon suits. Orange rubber with welded seams, no shape except for two arms and two legs with feet rather like a rubber baby-grow and just about as difficult to put on […]
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