Oxford bags

British  

plural noun

1. Often shortened to: bags.  trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s

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Example Sentences

Anne’s sheik was wearing a black-and-orange-striped blazer, gray Oxford bags, a bow tie on an elastic band, and a brown triangular porkpie hat, pinched into a bowsprit at the front.

From Literature

Dad grinned vacantly, and walked so that his pants cuffs swished like Oxford bags.

From Literature

Moments later, he was on stage, sporting a three-quarter-length Alexander McQueen frock coat, wonderfully wide Oxford bags and long hair swept to the side a la Veronica Lake.

From The Guardian

In terms of aesthetics, the exaggeratedly voluminous pants — called Oxford Bags — were the collection's most striking feature.

From US News

In terms of aesthetics, the exaggeratedly voluminous pants - called Oxford Bags - were the collection’s most striking feature.

From Washington Times