boardshorts
boardshorts noun: a style of typically knee-length lightweight shorts worn generally by males as swimwear and for surfing.
Noun
boardshorts pl (plural only, attributive boardshort)
- A style of typically knee-length lightweight shorts worn generally by males as swimwear and for surfing.
- But the appeal of the label — now sold at surf shops in 19 states and 12 countries — is that its black boardshorts and no-frills logos both bypass the sport’s floral sartorial clichés and also, for those in the know, summon up a hard-core, roots surfer image of riders like those Da Hui underwrites.2008 May 15, Guy Trebay, “A Line in the Sand and in the Stores”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- boardies
Synonyms of boardshorts
Forms of boardshorts
| attributive | boardshort |
|---|---|
| alternative form | board shorts |
| alternative uncommon | boardshort |
Origin of boardshorts
From board + shorts.
Words formed from boardshorts
Questions about boardshorts
- What does boardshorts mean?
- Boardshorts means a style of typically knee-length lightweight shorts worn generally by males as swimwear and for surfing.
- What part of speech is boardshorts?
- Boardshorts is a noun.
Words near boardshorts in the dictionary
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