empty-suited
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Meaning · English
Of or characteristic of an empty suit.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Within this world, some of the characters are stock types, beginning with Bruce Davison's guileful opportunist and Kevin O'Rourke's empty-suited gladhander.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “empty-suited” mean?
Of or characteristic of an empty suit.
Is “empty-suited” formal or informal?
empty-suited is generally derogatory, slang.