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bell-bottoms

bell-bot·tom
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bel-bot-uh m]
    • /ˈbɛlˌbɒt əm/
    • /ˈbel.bɒt.əmz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-bot-uh m]
    • /ˈbɛlˌbɒt əm/

Definitions of bell-bottoms word

  • noun plural bell-bottoms Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet. 3
  • noun plural bell-bottoms trousers that flare from the knee and have wide bottoms 3
  • adjective bell-bottoms Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs. 1
  • noun bell-bottoms bell-bottoms, (used with a plural verb) bell-bottom trousers. 1
  • noun bell-bottoms (plural only) Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, particularly reminiscent of the 1970s. 0

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Origin of bell-bottoms

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Bell-bottoms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bell-bottoms popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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