poopy suit

poopy suit
 n.— «The pilots were required to wear anti-exposure suits because they were crossing the icy Atlantic in January. The airtight, form-fitting, waterproof over-garments’, are affectionately called “poopy suits,” are a necessary evil that provide a pilot critical survival time while waiting for rescue in cold water if forced to eject for an emergency.» —“Big 22 trains in Vegas” by Timothy Naurothv F-16.net Feb. 23, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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