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long-johns

long-johns is the alternative form of long johns.

Meaning of long johns

Noun

long johns pl (plural only, attributive long-john or long john)

  1. (US, plural, plural-only) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.

Noun capitalized: Long-Johns

Long-Johns

  1. (plural) plural of Long-John

Forms of long-johns

attributivelong-john

Questions about long-johns

What is long-johns the alternative form of?
Long-johns is the alternative form of long johns.
What part of speech is long-johns?
Long-johns is a noun.

Words near long-johns in the dictionary

  1. long-hours cultures
  2. long-house
  3. long-houses
  4. long-jawed spider
  5. long-john
  6. long-johns
  7. long-jumper
  8. long-jumpers
  9. long-lasting
  10. long-lastingness
  11. long-leaved pine

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