sweatpants

Or sweat pants

[swet-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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweatpants¹

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + pants

Example Sentences

She was in her sweatpants, with her hair in a ponytail, when the unexpected call went through.

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She was last wearing light-colored and dark sweatpants.

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Almost hidden in a mocha pair of sweatpants and sweatshirt, and wearing those same fire-red Air Jordans from his Aug. 4 return to Los Angeles, Clippers royalty Chris Paul adorned the Sparks’ bench.

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Avenatti, who appeared in court in Santa Ana dressed in a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2022.

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The tutu — it’s a tulle skirt, actually – was Field’s way of presenting an alternative to sweatpants.

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