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baja jacket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
ba-ja -jack-et
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of jacket with a single large pocket on the front, and vents on the side.

Etymology

Derives from Baja California, the Mexican region where surfers from Southern California discovered and popularized the garment in the 1960s and 1970s.

Inflected Forms

Baja jackets (plural)

Synonyms

drug rug

Questions

What does baja jacket mean?
A kind of jacket with a single large pocket on the front, and vents on the side.
Where does baja jacket come from?
Derives from Baja California, the Mexican region where surfers from Southern California discovered and popularized the garment in the 1960s and 1970s.

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