puffer jacket
noun
variants
or less commonly puffer coat
plural puffer jackets also puffer coats
: a jacket or coat that is made of a quilted material filled with down or a synthetic stuffing and that has a puffy appearance
I love a bright marshmallowy puffer jacket for an après-ski look, but prefer my sleek, black parka when I'm in town running errands.—Rachael Schultz
Roche, a slightly unkempt 54-year-old, wore black ski pants, a puffer jacket and sunglasses.—Irina Aleksander
Once destined only for … occasions where highly practical (but often ugly) outerwear is required, the puffer coat has now infiltrated the world of high fashion.—Otago (New Zealand) Daily Times (online)
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“Puffer jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puffer%20jacket. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.
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