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baggie

baggie

5.8
A pair of loose shorts or trousers worn for sports and casual wear
  • noun
  • /ˈbæɡi/
  • Informal
translation icon : pantalón holgado
  • For lounging around the house, nothing feels better than soft cotton baggies.

Examples

  • After the workout, she changed out of her tight clothes into a pair of loose baggies.

  • You wee baggie had its first outing this morning!

    Blog text (11)
  • "Do me a favor and lay your baggie flat in the bin, thank you," or "You can place your shoes in this bin," or "May I see your ID please... thank you," and smile.

    Blog text (3)
  • Then the next thing you knew, they ripped their clothes off and all they had left were those boots and these little silky black baggie things that their ding-dongs jiggled around in.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • He wore comfy baggies while playing basketball with his friends.

Synonyms

britches
vsbaggie
  • Informal
3 8.4

Loose trousers like old work pants

is used mainly for casual athletic shorts or trousers rather than everyday wear

How Loose

baggy
38 1.0
baggie
  • Informal
5.8
shorts
1 1.0
skinny jeans
  • UK
12 2.1

Surface Forms

baggie singular
baggies plural

Etymology

Baggie for clothing comes from baggy (meaning 'loose') with the ending -ie, so baggies are 'bag-like' loose shorts or trousers made for sports and casual wear.