harem pants
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of harem pants
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Trousers were loose-fitting harem pants with wrapped details, paired, for example, with a crisscross top.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2021
He wore tie-dyed harem pants and a hoodie, and as he spoke he fiddled with a retainer he’d removed from his mouth after taking off his face mask.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
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
Mr. Goude, who resembles a grizzled pixie and has a tendency to pair seersucker jackets with nipped-in waists with black T-shirts, drawstring harem pants and white bucks, is well aware of the risks.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2017
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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