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slacks

slacks

43 1.3
A pair of loose pants worn for smart or casual occasions
  • noun
  • /slæks/
  • US
: pantalones
  • He paired his casual shirt with brown slacks for a relaxed dinner out.

Pulling back into her pink slacks, his black hoodies, holes now healed.

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Examples

  • I mean, I think first of all, you got to get some cool, some kind of like maybe some nice slacks, you know, and nice, some nice pants.

  • I was wearing a dress shirt, black slacks and a dress shirt.

  • I could dress up, wear with pants or some slacks like I have on now.

  • We got the same polos and slacks on and non slips, rubbing, rubbing underneath the table.

  • For the picnic, I decided to wear a light shirt and my favorite slacks.

  • The company dress code allows employees to wear slacks on Fridays.

Synonyms

trousers
vsslacks
108 1.0

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

is a specific casual or semi formal style of such outer garment
pants
vsslacks
  • UK
91 4.0

A woman's underwear that covers the lower body and each leg

is an outer garment for casual or semi formal wear, not underwear
pair of trousers
vsslacks
  • UK
46 1.1

Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs

is the usual plural name for this casual style rather than the single-item noun

How Formal

dress suit
3 3.5
trousers
108 1.0
slacks
  • US
43 1.3
jeans
399 1.0
shorts
284 1.0

Surface Forms

slacks plural

Morphology

slacks = slack (transparent) = slack + s

Formed from the adjective 'slack' with the plural/nominal -s to denote loose-fitting trousers, a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

The word slacks comes from the older word slack, which means 'loose' or 'not tight'. Think of a slack rope that hangs down: slacks are trousers that hang more easily and feel comfortable, so the name tells you they are loose, casual pants.