clam diggers

clam dig·ger

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klam dig-er]
- /klæm ˈdɪg ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klam dig-er]
- /klæm ˈdɪg ər/

Definition of clam diggers words

noun clam diggers casual pants that end slightly below the knee. 1

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Origin of clam diggers

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55, for literal sense

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Parts of speech for Clam diggers

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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clam diggers popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for clam diggers

noun clam diggers

trousers — a leg of a pair of trousers.
jeans — born 1921, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964–2000.
drawers — a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
dungarees — dungarees. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim. blue jeans.
panties — panties.

All 31 Synonyms of clam diggers