Synonyms

Bermuda shorts

American

noun

(used with a plural verb)

shorts extending almost to the knee, worn for informal warm-weather dress.

Bermuda shorts British

plural noun

Also called: Bermudas. close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees

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Etymology

Origin of Bermuda shorts

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Posed in a Gap window display, the bald plastic body wears bermuda shorts, a light tee, and a yellow hat.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2016

“He was in bermuda shorts, and he was just sitting there,” the employee says.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2015

Pearson is wearing a white straw fedora, bermuda shorts and a daffodil yellow top with butterfly sleeves.

From Washington Post

He is also reported to dislike suede shoes, radicals, beards and bermuda shorts.

From Time Magazine Archive

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