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Definition of Bombay bloomers in English: Bombay bloomersplural noun Australian, NZ informal Men's long, loose-fitting shorts. even for swimming, he wore his ubiquitous Bombay bloomers Example sentencesExamples - When summer clothes were issued, the unlovely Bombay bloomers at last came into their own, being unhitched and let down below the knee at dusk.
- Indian-made Bombay bloomers and Egyptian-made bush shirts were often converted in minor ways by the soldiers.
- Pictured are the oldest and youngest members of the battalion, wearing their Bombay bloomers.
- He had bought some Bombay bloomers of a more modern cut, which inferred he was a respectable old gent keeping up reasonably with the times.
- Not much appreciated were the Bombay bloomers, which were shorts with full turn-ups that could be folded, either up or down, but were found to be impractical.
- All is going well as I slip on a tunic and shimmy into what can only be described as a pair of Bombay bloomers.
- Here we see some fine sets of Kiwi knees and Bombay bloomers inspecting an unexploded naval shell at Enfidaville, Tunisia.
- The man at the right has the haversack in the 'alert' position, and note the deep, buttoned turn-ups of his Bombay bloomers.
- Some of those guys are so out of date they are still thinking about boots and puttees and Bombay bloomers.
- Shown is a doctor's summer uniform of WWI, complete with Bombay bloomers and pith helmet.
Origin 1940s: from their resemblance to British military-issue shorts worn in tropical postings. |