harem pants
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of harem pants
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Then it’s right back to knights in white satin and the realization that men’s gauze harem pants were once an instrument of liberation.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Ingres and Matisse transformed the reclining body into an odalisque, dressing their women in sheer harem pants and silk turbans, decorating them with bejeweled peacock-feather fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
Trousers were loose-fitting harem pants with wrapped details, paired, for example, with a crisscross top.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021
Even Fred Couples, the king of cool who is paired with Phil in the final twosome, appears to be rocking harem pants.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 28, 2020
She wears a scarf on her head and some brown-and-red gauzy harem pants.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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