lederhosen
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of lederhosen
1935–40; < German, equivalent to Leder leather + Hosen trousers, shorts
Vocabulary lists containing lederhosen
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Example Sentences
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Although dirndl dresses and lederhosen prevailed at Oktoberfest, attended by about 60 people, Nature Friends is not a German social club but rather a haven for lovers of nature, art and culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
A TV producer also presented Brady with Bavarian lederhosen.
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023
It happened at a picnic in the Harz Mountains with Ernst Jünger, who “leaned over to pick up a sauerkraut and sausage roll, and his lederhosen split with a tremendous crack.”
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023
“We did a lederhosen party and went to traditional lodges for dinners.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
He ostentatiously dressed in lederhosen at times, and for a few years even sported a Hitlerian mustache.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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