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meggings

/ˈmɛɡ.ɪŋz/

meggings noun: tights or leggings for men.

Noun

meggings pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, neologism, plural, plural-only) tights or leggings for men.
    • On the catwalk, in magazines, on the legs of industry "muses" such as Jethro Cave (son of Nick), meggings are everywhere.2009 March 9, Jonathan Heaf, “Coming your way: leggings for men”, in The Guardian
    • Uniqlo is already selling Meggings on its British website, and their success in New York is seen as an indication they will also prove popular here.2012 December 9, Tom Teodorczuk, “Men in tights: how ‘meggings’ are taking fashion by storm”, in Telegraph

Origin of meggings

Blend of man + leggings; compare treggings, jeggings.

Questions about meggings

What does meggings mean?
Meggings means tights or leggings for men.
What part of speech is meggings?
Meggings is a noun.
How do you pronounce meggings?
Meggings is pronounced /ˈmɛɡ.ɪŋz/.

Words near meggings in the dictionary

  1. Meggen
  2. megger
  3. meggers
  4. Meggie
  5. megging
  6. meggings
  7. Megginson
  8. Megginsons
  9. Meggitt
  10. Meggitts
  11. Meggs

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