Men's trousers or shorts; boy's short trousers. Usually in derogatory contexts. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > short trousers or shorts > types of (14) panties1845 Men's trousers or shorts; boy's short trousers. Usually in derogatory contexts. Now rare. lederhosen1937 Leather shorts, as worn in Alpine regions. Bermuda shorts1938 shorts which end just above the knee; cf. sense 3. walk shorts1944 Bermudas1954 In plural. Shorts which end just above the knee; = Bermuda shorts n. at compounds 3. knickers1954 With plural agreement. A short-legged (originally knee-length), frequently loose-fitting, pair of pants worn by women and children as an… skort1957 A pair of shorts having a flap across the front to give the appearance of a skirt; (also) a short skirt having an attached pair of shorts underneath. Jamaica shorts1959 Used attributively in the names of things native to or imported from Jamaica, as Jamaica bark, Jamaica bilberry, Jamaica birch, Jamaica buckthorn… baggies1962 In plural. Baggy shorts (or trousers cut off above the knee) worn over swimming trunks by surfers; swimming trunks in this style. Also, such… cut-off1964 Originally U.S. In plural: unhemmed shorts made by cutting off the bottom portion of the legs of a pair of trousers (usually jeans); shorts… Jamaica1964 elliptical for Jamaica coffee, rum, etc. sleep-shorts1964 shorts as an item of nightwear. hot pants1970 Very tight, brief shorts worn by women. batty riders1992 a pair of brief, tight shorts worn by young women, esp. associated with the subculture of ragga and dancehall music; cf. hot pants, n. 2. |
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