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sweatpants

or sweat pants

[ swet-pants ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. loose-fitting pants pant pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sweatpants1

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + pants
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Henley, in a white T-shirt, black sweatpants and Nike sneakers with no laces, made his initial appearance in court Thursday afternoon.

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I don’t care how comfortable your sweatpants are.

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Tuch said she also found it suspicious that Garcia had been found in a pair of sweatpants, saying her sister took great pride in her appearance.

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Black tape on his right shoulder was poking out from under his jersey Thursday while black sweatpants covered the brace he wore on his right knee.

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He carried the little bottle around in his sweatpants pocket.”

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