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trousies

trousies noun: trousers.

Noun

trousies pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) trousers
    • 'No, 'e wasn't drunk,' said the little man loyally, 'the liquor was no more than feelin' its way round inside of 'im; but 'e went an' filled that 'ole bloomin' palanquin with bottles 'fore 'e went off. 'E's gone an' 'ired six men to carry 'im, an' I 'ad to 'elp 'im into 'is nupshal couch, 'cause 'e...1896, Rudyard Kipling, “The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney”, in Soldier Stories, page 160

Origin of trousies

Diminutive + -ie.

Questions about trousies

What does trousies mean?
Trousies means trousers.
What part of speech is trousies?
Trousies is a noun.

Words near trousies in the dictionary

  1. trouserlike
  2. trousers
  3. trousersed
  4. trousersless
  5. trouses
  6. trousies
  7. trousse
  8. trousseau
  9. Trousseau's sign
  10. trousseaus
  11. trousseaux

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