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

The shirtless suspect was captured on surveillance video wearing a white baseball cap and gray sweatpants.

From Los Angeles Times

A man with a scruffy beard and cutoff sweatpants who declined to give his name, said that he didn’t think the candidate’s time in fast food was of “merit.”

From Los Angeles Times

People told her that Telluride was casual, “all sweatpants,” but she wasn’t about to represent her new movie, “Nickel Boys,” in loungewear.

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A caller who reported the robbery to police at 1:34 p.m. described the suspect as a male wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants, said Kevin Terzes, spokesperson for the LAPD.

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I think it’s different because last year I came in with sweatpants and a sweatshirt.

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