Bell-bottoms

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Pants that are flared from the knee downwards, a characteristic style of the 1970s. plural, plural-only

    "After landing, Brody, wearing bell-bottoms and large green sunglasses, announced to assembled reporters that he would be giving away his $25 million fortune to ordinary people to spread love and “cure the problems of the world.”"

  2. 2
    (used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s wordnet

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bellbottom pantsbellbottom trousersflares

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"Have you lost your marbles, wearing those bell-bottoms?"

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