Cosby sweater

English Alternative forms en Bill Cosby sweater Etymology thumb|right|140px|A man (Philip Emeagwali) wearing a Cosby sweater. From the sweaters worn by the character Cliff Huxtable, played by Bill Cosby, on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984-1992). Noun An oversized sweater featuring a loud, kitschy pattern. en 2006 Joe Kurmaskie Momentum Is Your Friend: The Metal Cowboy and His Pint-Sized Posse Take on America http://books.google.com/books?id=WnjcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT60&dq=%22Cosby+sweater%22 Breakaway Books 2011 9781891369933 I taste blood in my mouth while a Japanese gentleman in plastic snowshoes and a colorful Cosby sweater snaps photos of a landscape leveled by forest fires a decade ago. en 2012 Brad Getty Dads Are the Original Hipsters http://books.google.com/books?id=R2q7BxX7_DcC&pg=PA19&dq=%22Cosby+sweater%22 19 Chronicle Books 9781452114033 So hipsters, next time you're digging through the racks at the local thrift store for the perfect Cosby sweater for your annually unoriginal ugly Christmas sweater party, remember this… en 2013 Chris Rodell Use All the Crayons! http://books.google.com/books?id=7eNlAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=%22Cosby+sweater%22 20 iUniverse 9781938908507 A guy in a Cosby sweater lamented he didn't bring along some Trivial Pursuit cards. en eponyms en Clothing