britches

Noun

Meaning

(used in the plural) informal term for breeches

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chino romper knickerbockers breeches shorts pants trousers jeans drawers bell-bottoms pantaloon knickers blue jeans bloomers jodhpurs

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Hypernyms

knickerbockers breeches knickers knee breeches knee pants

Phrases with the word

too big for one's britches frog's britches get glad in the same britches one got mad in knee britches

Examples

Sitting in cold wet britches for an hour was no fun even in a magic kingdom. Katherine Paterson

Meet me by the fishin' hole and wear your leather britches. Tell your ma and pa everything's all right. We're really goin' fishin' next Saturday night. Tex Atchison

It's hard to take britches off bare hips. Irish Proverb

A Negro man in old-fashioned brogues and serge britches walked out of the light. Source: Internet

For the true contralto, the range of parts is more limited, which has given rise to the insider joke that contraltos only sing "witches, bitches, and britches " roles. Source: Internet

All Right folks, hang on to your britches. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Britbong britch britchen britchka Britcliffe Britcom