abacost

Mobutu (on the left) wearing an abacost in 1983.

Meaning

Noun

A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.

Origin

From French. A contraction of à bas le costume

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