sweatpants

American  

[swet-pants] / ˈswɛtˌpænts /

Or sweat pants

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. loose-fitting pants pant pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.

---

Etymology

Origin of sweatpants

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + pants

Example Sentences

Clyde: Hayley loves funny fits I wear, maybe baggy sweatpants and a funny beanie.

From Los Angeles Times

Mom runs her palms up and down her baggy sweatpants—the mother I thought I knew would rather die than wear sweatpants.

From Literature

Two other would-be cryptocurrency entrepreneurs showed up, one in sweatpants.

From The Wall Street Journal

She’s in sweatpants, and her hair is up in a towel.

From Literature

When she was as dry as she was going to get, Natalie put on the oversized sweatshirt and sweatpants Patience had loaned her and walked back into living room.

From Literature