"trouser pants" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From trouser + pants. Coined in 2022 to refer to slacks often used for casual wear, rather than in formal occasions or in school/office. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trouser|pants}} trouser + pants Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trouser pants (uncountable)
  1. (Philippines) Casual slacks. Tags: Philippines, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trouser_pants-en-noun-zlJS90gh Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (colloquial) A pair of pants. Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trouser_pants-en-noun-L18IjOL~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Clothing Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 0
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