Longies

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    knitted trousers for a baby or child informal, plural, plural-only

    "For longies, therefore, I cast on sufficiently for the waist, and work a piece of ribbing."

  2. 2
    plural of longie form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Full-length trousers for a young boy (as distinguished from knickerbockers). dated, informal, plural, plural-only

    "Johnnie was in possession of the long trousers. He put them on. "How do I look in longies, Sam?" he laughed."

  4. 4
    long underwear. informal, plural, plural-only

    "I'm not going to change anything! Not even my underwear! And that's that. Get me my old red longies!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Longie form-of, plural

Example

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"For longies, therefore, I cast on sufficiently for the waist, and work a piece of ribbing."

Etymology

From long + -ie + -s.

Related phrases

long underwear

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