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noun
Synonym of denim jeans (pants, trousers)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: denim jeans
Antonyms: none provided
History
From waist + overalls. From being waist-length overalls, without the upper bib portion. Coined by Levi Strauss Co. when the first denim blue jeans pants were marketed in 1873.
