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cargo pants

British

plural noun

loose trousers with a large external pocket on the side of each leg

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For comfort, it’s hard to beat the sort of roomy cargo pants you would’ve found in the closets of Brad Pitt and every frat bro circa 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

He sports a thick ponytail and cargo pants, painted toenails poking out from his hiking sandals.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

Police added the suspect had worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

Israel wears Wavey zig-zag top, bejeweled beanie, acid cargo pants, chrome fanny pack, Planeta neon mesh shorts, Tuzza custom reflector earring.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

He lay sprawled on his bed, a lazy blob in dirty cargo pants and unlaced high-top sneakers.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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