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Jamaica shorts

American  

plural noun

  1. shorts extending to the middle of the thigh.

Etymology

Origin of Jamaica shorts

First recorded in 1955–60

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The wives were up to date in Jamaica shorts and Capri pants�but their Air Commando husbands, togged out in green fatigues and ANZAC-style campaign hats, looked like something out of a World War II movie.

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