yoga pants

American  

[yoh-guh pants] / ˈyoʊ gə ˌpænts /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. pants made of a stretchable knit fabric, worn as exercise or casual wear.

   slim-fitting yoga pants with a flared leg.

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Etymology

Origin of yoga pants

So called because worn when doing yoga

Example Sentences

In tie-dye yoga pants and a purple T-shirt, she began the tour just outside her council office in Five Points, a neighborhood that was dubbed “the Harlem of the West” in the mid-20th century for its outsize impact on African American arts, music and culture.

From Washington Post

Even as stubbornly high prices of essential goods force customers to cut down on discretionary purchases such as apparel, wealthier shoppers are still spending on Lululemon's tops, yoga pants and shorts, bolstering traffic both online and in stores.

From Reuters

Lululemon's Align high-rise yoga pants, listed among the best-selling items on its website, retails between $98 and $118.

From Reuters

When Nature Calls With Helen Mirren This new episode features narrated video clips of a rabbit attacking a water buffalo and a falcon wearing yoga pants.

From Los Angeles Times

If my kids don’t have any friends over I change into my loungewear, which is p.j.’s or yoga pants and a T-shirt.

From New York Times