blue suit

English

Noun

blue suit (plural blue suits)

1. (military, informal) A member of military personnel at an air base.
   • Bill Sulzman quoted in 2012, David Keen, Useful Enemies

     Inside Schriever and Peterson [air force bases], a lot of the military contractors are working alongside the blue suits.

Usage notes

• Also expressed as an item of clothing being worn, with the same implication: "the men/guys/folks in [the] blue suits", etc.