workpants

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From work +‎ pants.

Noun[edit]

workpants pl (plural only)

  1. Pants (i.e., trousers) for working.
    • 1970, Thomas Firth Jones, Enduro, Chilton Book Company, →ISBN, page 102:
      When workpants or bluejeans start to look like cheesecloth in the seat, that’s a good time to wear them in an enduro.
    • 1983, Stephen King, Pet Sematary, Signet, published 1984, →ISBN, page 398:
      He pushed the door open and saw Jud’s splayed feet, his old green workpants, his checked flannel shirt.
    • 2012, Joyce Carol Oates, Mudwoman, Ecco, →ISBN, page 61:
      On his head he wore a knit cap, pulled down onto his narrow forehead; on his lower body, khaki workpants; on his feet, rubber boots from Sears, Roebuck.
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