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dungarees

dungarees

3.2
Trousers with a front bib and shoulder straps, usually made of denim for work or casual wear
  • noun
  • /ˌdʌŋɡəˈriz/
translation icon : pantalones de mezclilla
  • He prefers comfortable clothing like dungarees for casual outings on weekends.

So I like to go to the places where you have this hipster person in a hat with dungarees on making you a coffee in a very special way.

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Examples

  • This is like a normal T-shirt size so I've worn it under dungarees but I'm not wearing jeans at the moment.

  • So I like to go to the places where you have this hipster person in a hat with dungarees on making you a coffee in a very special way.

  • Again, I just think underneath dungarees it would look nice.

  • But I flipping love dungarees so much.

  • Little Zara shirt and the dungarees are from Kidley.

  • She wore a stylish pair of dungarees while gardening in the sun.

  • The worker's dungarees were stained from the paint but still looked great.

Synonyms

jeans
vsdungarees
407 1.0

Trousers made from denim, usually worn as casual clothes

has a bib and shoulder straps rather than plain strapless denim legs
trousers
vsdungarees
110 1.0

Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg

is a specific bibbed garment with shoulder straps rather than general lower-body wear
blue jeans
vsdungarees
27 1.0

Trousers made of blue denim that people usually wear as casual clothes

has a bib and shoulder straps rather than tight close-fitting denim
denims
vsdungarees
1.0

Trousers made from strong cotton cloth, often blue, that people wear for work or casual use

has a bib and shoulder straps rather than plain leg garments

How Protective

coverall
16 4.0
dungarees
3.2
jeans
407 1.0
trousers
110 1.0
shorts
1 1.0

Surface Forms

dungarees plural

Etymology

Dungarees comes from the Hindi word dungri, meaning 'coarse cloth', and was used for a strong cloth made in India. That's why dungarees now means the tough work trousers or overalls we wear today, like jeans for hard work.