bell-bottoms
Britishplural noun
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She held public office continuously since she was first elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969, the days of bell-bottoms and love beads.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
But to screen “Schoolhouse Rock” as an adult is to visit a different period in cultural history, and not just because of the bell-bottoms.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Their hip-hugging bell-bottoms are dimly remembered embarrassments, like the ERA.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022
“I’m going to miss her. ... I am scared right now, as I hang up my bell-bottoms and say goodbye to ‘Halloween.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Then a food truck rambles onto the grounds and dazed-looking teens hop out in bell-bottoms; tie-dye shirts; long, flowing dresses; and fringed ponchos.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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