Fracket

A fracket is a term that was coined by American college students to describe a jacket that is used with the sole purpose of attending a fraternity party to keep warm. What sets a fracket apart from a jacket is the voluntary suspension by the owner of the expectation that the jacket will remain in their custody. The difficulty of keeping track of one's jacket while attending a fraternity party, paired with the need to stay warm to and from the event, led to the development of the concept of frackets. The practice essentially allows for the situational social acceptance of theft – under the pretense that the property was expected by the original owner to be stolen.