A pejorative term used to describe the collective group of uniformed police officers in a given community, often by other public safety professionals who have a rivalry-based relationship. Refers to the polyester uniforms made from recycled plastic six-pack rings worn by many police officers.
Firefighter: Did you see the city gave the cops an 8% pay raise?
Union representative: Yeah, the city always gives in to Polyester when their contract's up.
Union representative: Yeah, the city always gives in to Polyester when their contract's up.
by Hot East February 20, 2009
Ground up horse scat that is cleaned and bleached. The end product is small beads, which are used to make small pillows or bean bags
by Smashmouth421 October 17, 2017
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain. As a specific material, it most commonly refers to a type called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Polyesters include naturally occurring chemicals, such as in the cutin of plant cuticles, as well as synthetics such as polybutyrate. Natural polyesters and a few synthetic ones are biodegradable, but most synthetic polyesters are not. The material is used extensively in clothing.
Polyester fibers are sometimes spun together with natural fibers to produce a cloth with blended properties. Cotton-polyester blends (polycotton) can be strong, wrinkle and tear-resistant, and reduce shrinking. Synthetic fibers using polyester have high water, wind and environmental resistance compared to plant-derived fibers. They are less fire resistant and can melt when ignited.
Polyester blends have been renamed so as to suggest their similarity or even superiority to natural fibers (for example, China silk, which is a term in the textiles industry for a 100% polyester fiber woven to resemble the sheen and durability of insect-derived silk).
Liquid crystalline polyesters are among the first industrially used liquid crystal polymers. They are used for their mechanical properties and heat-resistance. These traits are also important in their application as an abradable seal in jet engines.
Polyester fibers are sometimes spun together with natural fibers to produce a cloth with blended properties. Cotton-polyester blends (polycotton) can be strong, wrinkle and tear-resistant, and reduce shrinking. Synthetic fibers using polyester have high water, wind and environmental resistance compared to plant-derived fibers. They are less fire resistant and can melt when ignited.
Polyester blends have been renamed so as to suggest their similarity or even superiority to natural fibers (for example, China silk, which is a term in the textiles industry for a 100% polyester fiber woven to resemble the sheen and durability of insect-derived silk).
Liquid crystalline polyesters are among the first industrially used liquid crystal polymers. They are used for their mechanical properties and heat-resistance. These traits are also important in their application as an abradable seal in jet engines.
by TheRealQuenCrew March 7, 2019
polyester sucks
by eeeeebeebee July 11, 2008
(1) suggesting an innocent yet very outdated sense of reality, more in keeping with the times when polyester was popular, such as the 1970's; (2)referring to a simpler time in general, when good taste was not so expensive and thrift store fashion actually WAS hip.
by Plains Mermaid January 3, 2009
A totally awesome piece of fabric that is used in many items of clothing, usually formed with some sort of thing and some other sort of thing...like plastic and stuff.
by evil rose 44 March 14, 2008
A polyester nightmare is overwhelming, shape and color combinations often seen in disco and Hawaiian clothing especially of the seventies.
by I, Wreckerrr November 5, 2020