Nehru jacket UK /ˈnɛə.ɹuː ˈdʒæk.ɪt/US /ˈneɪ.ɹu ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ noun1 •A hip-length tailored unisex coat with a mandarin collar, modelled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani and briefly popular in the West in the 1960s and 1970s. formsNehru jackets