"spongebags" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-spongebags.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: sponge + bags Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sponge|bags}} sponge + bags Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spongebags (uncountable)
  1. (slang, UK) Formal trousers. Tags: UK, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: spongebag pants, spongebag trousers
    Sense id: en-spongebags-en-noun-ri5VNrSh Disambiguation of Clothing: 76 24 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-spongebags.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} spongebags
  1. plural of spongebag Tags: form-of, plural Form of: spongebag
    Sense id: en-spongebags-en-noun-vRCkSham
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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