bumstersn.
/ˈbʌmstəz/, U.S. /ˈbəmstərz/ Trousers that are cut very low on the hips, so as to reveal the top of the wearer's buttocks. Cf. hipster n.1 2b.
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bumsters1993
1993 Independent 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.
2003 Village 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.].
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attributive (chiefly in singular). Designating trousers in this style.
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1994 Sunday Times 4 Sept. ix. 8/4 British fashion designer Alexander McQueen's bumster trousers.
2007 S. Howell Notes from Teenage Underground 48 Lo was wearing bumster jeans and a top she'd created with two silk scarves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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