Fatigues

Definitions

1. Menial duties, especially as punishment.
   plural, plural-only
2. Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.
   US, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“He looked up, met gray eyes ringed with paintstick. She was wearing faded French orbital fatigues and new white sneakers.”

“Ross: … why do you have⟳ to wear⟳ underwear tonight? Joey: It's a rented tux, 'kay? I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues.”

“The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.”

CEFR level