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bell-bottoms

bell-bottoms noun: pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.

bell-bottoms: pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s
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Noun

bell-bottoms pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.
    • After landing, Brody, wearing bell-bottoms and large green sunglasses, announced to assembled reporters that he would be giving away his $25 million fortune to ordinary people to spread love and “cure the problems of the world.”2022 April 27, Jennifer Schuessler, “An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    flares

bell-bottoms meaning in Indonesian

bell-bottoms in Indonesian

pants that are flared from the knee downwards
cutbrai

Synonyms of bell-bottoms

Forms of bell-bottoms

alternative formbellbottoms

Questions about bell-bottoms

What does bell-bottoms mean?
Bell-bottoms means pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s.
What is bell-bottoms in Indonesian?
Bell-bottoms in Indonesian is cutbrai. See Bell-bottoms meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is bell-bottoms?
Bell-bottoms is a noun.

Words near bell-bottoms in the dictionary

  1. bell-bind
  2. bell-bottom
  3. bell-bottom trousers
  4. bell-bottomed
  5. bell-bottomed trousers
  6. bell-bottoms
  7. bell-collar
  8. bell-collars
  9. Bell-Curve God
  10. Bell-Curve Gods
  11. bell-end

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