sweat pants

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swet pants]
- /swɛt pænts/
- /swet pænts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swet pants]
- /swɛt pænts/

Definitions of sweat pants words

noun sweat pants loose-fitting 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. 1
noun,plural sweat pants tracksuit trousers 1

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Origin of sweat pants

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; sweat + pants

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Parts of speech for Sweat pants

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweat pants

sweat pants popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sweat pants usage trend in Literature

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