Slacks

Definitions

Semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices. (Takes a plural verb even when referring to a single pair; may be referred to as a pair of slacks.)

dated, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Discipline, that’s what we need⟳. Discipline. How are we going to win⟳ the war without discipline? Do you know⟳, sir, some of these fellows come⟳ on parade in slacks - so I’ve been told. Can’t expect⟳ to win⟳ a war that way. Slacks! My God!”

“Not five minutes later, Zooey, with his hair combed wet⟳, stood wet⟳, stood barefoot at the washbowl, wearing a pair of beltless dark-gray sharkskin slacks, a face⟳ towel across his bare shoulders.”

“For a change⟳, Selina was not in slacks, but in a simple dirndl and sandals.”

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