🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

pantalon amples

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pã.ta.lɔ̃ ɑ̃pl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Baggy-pants/ˈbæɡ.i.pænts/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il aime porter des pantalons amples pour être à l'aise."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Trousers that are cut very loosely and hang wide around the legs and hips.

    "He wore a pair of baggy-pants and an oversized hoodie to the skate park."
  2. 2

    A style of clothing characterized by trousers with an extremely relaxed, oversized fit.

    "The 1990s fashion revival brought back the popularity of baggy-pants among teenagers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'baggy' (derived from the noun 'bag', originating from Old Norse 'baggi', describing something loose and hanging loosely) and 'pants' (short for pantaloons, derived from the Italian character Pantalone in the Commedia dell'arte). It gained significant cultural prominence in the late 20th century, particularly through hip-hop fashion and skate culture.

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