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board shorts

British  

plural noun

  1. shorts with longer legs, originally meant to protect a surfer's legs against the surfboard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Unlike when I tried to borrow from the boys section, the board shorts weren’t comically long or baggy or cut straight across the waist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

I’m haunted by the perfection of Roxy board shorts from the early aughts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

And true to Roxy’s style bona fides, the board shorts looked good enough to pair with a T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Sonia Kasparian, the original designer of Roxy’s board shorts back in the mid-’90s, smiles in our recent conversation when I recount my astonishment at their discovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Kids are plugged into their music on the sand, and boys in board shorts work their skimboards.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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