Bermuda shorts

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

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

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Bermuda shorts British  

plural noun

1. 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

It added that "ideas of Great Britain" were represented in "wraparound skirts, miniskirts with godets, Bermuda shorts, shirts, coat-dresses all featured in tweed, knitwear in Shetland and cashmere".

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

By 7 p.m. on Saturday, the place was packed, mainly with young adults in Bermuda shorts and summer dresses who appeared to belong to the same crowd as the Harvard-educated twins.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022

Still, every time I use the mower I imagine a man in Bermuda shorts, Ban-Lon shirt, a pipe in his teeth, a crushed straw hat on his head — his “weekend” hat.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

“I don’t care if you have on flip-flops and Bermuda shorts, you go in,” McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Tuesday in blistering testimony at a state Senate hearing.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Actually, their tour of the Fontainebleau’s gaudy premises went unnoticed, amid the men striding about in Bermuda shorts of candy-striped raw silk, and the women wearing bathing suits and mink Answer 201 stoles simultaneously.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote