Bermuda shorts
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- noun
- /bərˈmjuːdə ʃɔrts/
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pantalones cortos de Bermuda
- Bermuda shorts, Arnie Palmer golf shirts, and rubberized beach sandals.
- wearing Bermuda shorts
- a pair of Bermuda shorts
- man in Bermuda shorts
Examples
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And this kid came in the room in Bermuda shorts and flip flops.
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We are tracking in on a fortyish man in Bermuda shorts and sunglasses at the dairy case.
Fiction book (1998) -
This is a bill from my tailor for a pair of extremely becoming Bermuda shorts.
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A few of them from town had started wearing Bermuda shorts at the golf course, but not the farmers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bob wears Bermuda shorts and a baseball cap.
Fiction book (1991) -
He wore Bermuda shorts on his day off.
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The water bubbles close to the hem of her white Bermuda shorts.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her hair was pulled back in a ponytail; she had on eye makeup and pink Bermuda shorts.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm from Hawks and Hill, sir, and I've brought your Bermuda shorts for a fitting.
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On hot summer days, he likes to wear Bermuda shorts for a cool and comfortable look.
Synonyms
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Trousers ending above the knee that people wear in warm weather or for sports
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Short trousers that reach to the knee and are often worn by boys
Pants that end above the knee, often worn for beach or play
Short pants that end at the knee and are worn for sport or hot weather
How Short
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is built transparently from a place name plus a garment: a learner who knows 'Bermuda' (a place) and 'shorts' (a type of clothing) can readily infer it denotes a kind/style of shorts associated with Bermuda. Although the precise length detail (to or just above the knee) may require exposure, the core meaning 'a kind of shorts' is directly derivable from the constituents and follows a common cross-linguistic place-name + clothing pattern.
Etymology
Bermuda shorts comes from the island of Bermuda, where people began cutting long trousers down to the knee to stay cool in the hot weather. Those knee-length shorts became common and even part of business wear there, so the name now means 'short trousers worn in warm weather'.