Bombay bloomers
plural noun Australian /NZ informal
Men’s long, loose-fitting shorts: even for swimming, he wore his ubiquitous Bombay bloomers...
- Some of those guys are so out of date they are still thinking about boots and puttees and Bombay bloomers.
- All is going well as I slip on a tunic and shimmy into what can only be described as a pair of Bombay bloomers.
- Indian-made Bombay bloomers and Egyptian-made bush shirts were often converted in minor ways by the soldiers.
Origin
1940s: from their resemblance to British military-issue shorts worn in tropical postings.
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