Jeggings

//ˈd͡ʒɛɡ.ɪŋz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Denim leggings, or very skinny jeans. neologism, plural, plural-only

    "I remember first reading about jeggings (jeans+leggings) in 2009. How ridiculous it sounded then, a word that conjured up images of urinary infections and squished buttocks. Four years later, the M&S website devotes an entire section to this fashion hybrid."

Example

More examples

"I remember first reading about jeggings (jeans+leggings) in 2009. How ridiculous it sounded then, a word that conjured up images of urinary infections and squished buttocks. Four years later, the M&S website devotes an entire section to this fashion hybrid."

Etymology

Blend of jeans + leggings.

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