harem pants
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of harem pants
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Paltrow — wearing a cream-colored knit sweater, tweed harem pants and aviator-style reading glasses — shielded her face from photographers using a blue “GP”-initialed notebook as she entered and exited the courtroom.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023
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
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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