Kot bajang (tailcoat atau "kot ekor") ialah sejenis baju kot yang bahagian depannya separas pinggang dan belakangnya pula labuh meruncing ke paras paha yang menyerupai ekor burung layang-layang.
Kot bajang berasal dari potongan baju untuk penunggang kuda pada zaman moden awal. Sejak abad ke-18, bagaimanapun, kot bajang berkembang menjadi model utama pakaian formal siang dan malam, selari dengan cara sut lounge menggantikan kot frock (abad ke-19) dan justacorps (abad ke-18).
Oleh itu, kod berpakaian Barat pada abad ke-21 bagi lelaki, hanya dua jenis kot bajang yang masih bertahan:
Kot rasmi, sejenis pakaian malam dengan potongan berpinggul di bahagian depan, dipakai untuk white tie formal
Dua lelaki memakai kot pagi dalam satu majils perkahwinan. 1929
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