dungaree

American  

[duhng-guh-ree] / ˌdʌŋ gəˈri /

noun

1. dungarees,

   1. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.

   2. blue jeans.

2. blue denim.

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dungaree British  

/ ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː /

noun

1. a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc

2. (plural)

   1. a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached

   2. a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children

3. trousers

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Etymology

Origin of dungaree

First recorded in 1605–15, dungaree is from the Hindi word dungrī kind of coarse cloth

Example Sentences

Their own civilian band headed them, in plain working clothes—white duck hats, and blue dungaree blouses.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020

Although Little Richard was in his 30s, “Ready Teddy” aims for a teen audience, reveling in how “all the flattop cats and all the dungaree dolls/are headed for the gym to the sock hop ball.”

From New York Times • May 10, 2020

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gay couple dressed alike, bare-backed, in dungaree cutoffs with t-shirts tucked in back pockets & white socks on crowded Greenwich Village Street.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2015

Just a few years ago, the Navy changed from the dungaree uniform for both enlisted men and women to the blue camouflage uniforms.

From Time • May 10, 2012

They saw a boat lowered from the snow and into it jumped half a dozen sailors, soberly clad in dungaree, with round straw hats on their heads.

From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle