pedal pushers

American  

plural noun

1. slacks that extend to about the midpoint of the calf, worn by girls and women, originally used when cycling.

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pedal pushers British  

plural noun

1. calf-length trousers or jeans worn by women

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Etymology

Origin of pedal pushers

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

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pedal pushers

She was excited and bought new pedal pushers and tennis shoes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2019

I had a pair of grey, corduroy pedal pushers which I was obsessed with.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2013

Skirts and dresses were the mainstay of the collection, with some roomy shorts - lovely in leather with equally roomy V-neck tops with three-quarter sleeves - and slim-fitting pedal pushers.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2012

Tall and handsome, Ms. Jones, 53, was wearing pedal pushers and a gray T-shirt but had kept on her high-buttoned Mrs. Warren boots.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2010

He drove beneath a canopy of elms, then along a stretch of open shore, then past the municipal docks, where a woman in pedal pushers stood casting for bullheads.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien