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workpants

workpants noun: pants (i.e., trousers) for working.

Noun

workpants pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Pants (i.e., trousers) for working.
    • When workpants or bluejeans start to look like cheesecloth in the seat, that’s a good time to wear them in an enduro.1970, Thomas Firth Jones, Enduro, Chilton Book Company, →ISBN, page 102
    • He pushed the door open and saw Jud’s splayed feet, his old green workpants, his checked flannel shirt.1983, Stephen King, Pet Sematary, Signet, published 1984, →ISBN, page 398

Origin of workpants

From work + pants.

Questions about workpants

What does workpants mean?
Workpants means pants (i.e., trousers) for working.
What part of speech is workpants?
Workpants is a noun.

Words near workpants in the dictionary

  1. workouts
  2. workover
  3. workovers
  4. workpan
  5. workpans
  6. workpants
  7. workpaper
  8. workpapers
  9. workpeople
  10. workperson
  11. workpersons

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