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sweat pants

British  

plural noun

  1. loose thick cotton trousers with elasticated cuffs and an elasticated or drawstring waist, worn esp by athletes warming up or training

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I just wanted to put on sweat pants, eat ice cream and watch hockey.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

"It's the way it should be," she laughs,."Your kids just want you in your sweat pants at home, held together with duct tape, trying to get them out of the door."

From BBC Apr. 30, 2024

After the arrest, he was photographed being led into a police vehicle in Montenegro, wearing a gray Nike sweater and sweat pants.

From New York Times Mar. 24, 2023

When I came out in my sweat pants and T-shirt, regretting that I hadn't gotten one of my mother's friends to find me some cute pajamas, he was in the kitchen.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2021

He was wearing a black T-shirt with the words "Dancing Fool" on it, black sweat pants, and black ballet shoes.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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