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sweatpants

sweatpants

1.0
Loose comfortable pants with elastic at the ankles, worn for exercise or relaxing
  • noun
  • /ˈswɛtˌpænts/
  • US
translation icon : pantalones de chándal
  • No, because all we do is sit around in sweatpants and watch television.

Is it possible to make my sweatpants look Oh, couture?

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Examples

  • And then I got these olive green sweatpants and I'm such a sweatpant person.

  • Mac Weldon's underwear, socks, shirts, undershirts, hoodies and sweatpants are the best.

  • I still always wear sweatpants when I film.

  • I change back into sweatpants because oh, shoot.

    Nicole Laeno

  • I also have the sweatpants in this color.

  • Here it is, sweatpants and room service.

  • You all know I live in sweatpants, but today we are getting dressed.

  • We have some free sweatpants and a lighter Gray top.

  • My next essential is sweatpants with zippers.

  • On lazy weekends, I love lounging around the house in my sweatpants.

Synonyms

jogger
vssweatpants
1 2.7

A pair of casual athletic pants with an elastic waist and narrow cuffs

are looser and roomier, focusing on relaxed comfort rather than a tight fit
sweats
vssweatpants
  • US
2.0

Loose soft pants and a matching top worn for exercise or at home

refers only to the trouser, not the matching top

How Comfortable

pajama
  • US
167 1.1
sweatpants
  • US
1.0
tracksuit
9 1.3
jeans
407 1.0

Surface Forms

sweatpants singular
sweatpants plural

Morphology

sweatpants = sweat + pants (transparent) = sweat + pants

The meaning is directly the combination of 'sweat' + 'pants' (trousers for sweating/exercise), which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Sweatpants is made of two simple words: sweat ('moisture from exercise') and pants ('trousers'). These loose, soft trousers were made to wear while you exercise or relax and to handle sweat, so today the word means casual, comfortable trousers for sport or rest.