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Daks

name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Dak form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    Trousers or underwear. Australia, New-Zealand, informal, plural, plural-only

    "The usual stuff – sports jacket, a couple of pairs of daks, one brown and one grey, three pairs of socks, though I only had need for one sock in the meantime, two white shirts and a decent pair of shoes, though again, only one shoe being useful in my present predicament."

  2. 2
    plural of dak form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

From DAKS, trademark for a brand of trousers originally made in the 1930s by Simpsons of Piccadilly created by Alexander Simpson and his business partner Dudley Beck. Blend of dad + slacks, named after Simeon Simpson, the founder of the company and the American word for informal trousers.

Etymology 2

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