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daisy dukes

UK/deɪ.zi ˈduːks/

daisy dukes is the alternative letter-case form of Daisy Dukes.

Noun capitalized: Daisy Dukes

Daisy Dukes pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Very short denim shorts worn by women, ending at the upper thighs.
    • On the shorter side, short-shorts and hot pants are very on trend right now—denim ones are called Daisy Dukes, after the sex symbol on the TV show The Dukes of Hazzard—but you need to be a certain age and have a certain body type to pull them off.[2012, Tim Gunn, Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bible, page 95
    • Of course, there are lots of ways in which this happens anyway—you may have the gait of a sprightly gazelle or impala at sixty-eight, you may have the enviable figure of a teenager, you may be wearing Daisy Dukes (please don't be wearing Daisy Dukes).2014, India Knight, In Your Prime: Older, Wiser, Happier, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Forms of daisy dukes

alternative formdaisy dukes

Origin of daisy dukes

From the apparel of Daisy Duke, a fictional character in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard.

Words that rhyme with daisy dukes

Questions about daisy dukes

What does daisy dukes mean?
Daisy dukes means very short denim shorts worn by women, ending at the upper thighs.
What is daisy dukes the alternative letter-case form of?
Daisy dukes is the alternative letter-case form of Daisy Dukes.
What part of speech is daisy dukes?
Daisy dukes is a noun.
How do you pronounce daisy dukes?
Daisy dukes is pronounced /deɪ.zi ˈduːks/ (UK).

Words near daisy dukes in the dictionary

  1. daisy chained
  2. daisy chaining
  3. daisy chains
  4. daisy cutter
  5. daisy cutters
  6. daisy dukes
  7. daisy fleabane
  8. Daisy Hill
  9. daisy roots
  10. daisy wheel
  11. daisy wheel printer

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