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bumsters, n.
Brit. |ˈbʌmstəz|, U.S. |ˈbəmstərz|
[‹ bum n.1 + -sters (in hipsters: see hipster n.2; compare -ster suffix).]
1. A very low-cut style of trousers, which reveals the top of the wearer's buttocks; a pair of trousers in this style.
1993Independent 21 Oct. 29 His [sc. fashion designer Alexander McQueen's] daringly new trousers—he calls them ‘Bumsters’—..lie a dangerous two inches lower than hipsters,..redefining builders' bottom at the back. 1998Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 10 May 26 The types who smugly discovered their perfect white shirts years ago, the ones who..have never in their wildest lusted after bumsters. 2003Village Voice (N.Y.) 19 Feb. 14/4 Cho offers an exquisite group of clothes—bumsters that manage to look elegant; perfectly cut striped sailor shirts; [etc.].
2. attrib. In sing. Designating trousers in this style.
1994Sunday Times 4 Sept. ix. 8/4 British fashion designer Alexander McQueen's bumster trousers. 1998N.Y. Times Mag. 20 Dec. 77 My tree is trimmed with..early Calvins, bumster pants, slip dresses, [etc.]. 2000Marie Claire July 211/1 The infamous ‘bumster’ trousers. |