walking shorts

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.

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Etymology

Origin of walking shorts

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

That’s translated to embroidered motorcycle jackets, camouflage walking shorts and cropped terry-cloth sweatshirts worn over billowing tulle skirts — and to a younger clientele.

From New York Times

Thus, they were expected to adhere to the company’s dress code for employees, which does not allow leggings or flip-flops or cropped tops but does allow the equivalent of walking shorts, T-shirts, sundresses and sandals.

From Washington Post

He was wearing his usual leopard-pattem Hawaiian shirt, walking shorts, and tennis shoes with black socks.

From Literature

The seersucker fabric made them polished enough to stand in for poplin or twill walking shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writing to Edward van Aelstyn in 1963, he describes the Black Mountain poets as “some precious group with staff and walking shorts gathered upon a North Carolina mountaintop.”

From New York Times