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jegging

/ˈd͡ʒɛɡɪŋ/

jegging is the singular of jeggings.

Meaning of jeggings

Noun

jeggings pl (plural only)

  1. (neologism, plural, plural-only) Denim leggings, or very skinny jeans.
    • I remember first reading about jeggings (jeans+leggings) in 2009. How ridiculous it sounded then, a word that conjured up images of urinary infections and squished buttocks. Four years later, the M&S website devotes an entire section to this fashion hybrid.2013 May 10, Rachel Braier, “The trouser is so now in the singular world of fashion”, in The Guardian

Forms of jegging

pluraljeggings

Questions about jegging

What is jegging the singular of?
Jegging is the singular of jeggings.
How do you pronounce jegging?
Jegging is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛɡɪŋ/.

Words near jegging in the dictionary

  1. Jeffry
  2. jeffs
  3. Jeffy
  4. Jefko
  5. jeg
  6. jegging
  7. jeggings
  8. jegog
  9. jegogan
  10. jegogans
  11. jegogs

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