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knickerbockers
Knickerbockers (noun) means Loose trousers gathered just below the knee, worn by men and boys and especially fashionable in the early 1900s.
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Loose trousers gathered just below the knee, worn by men and boys and especially fashionable in the early 1900s.
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Etymology
From Knickerbocker + -s, after the short breeches worn by Diedrich Knickerbocker in George Cruikshank's illustrations of Washington Irving's 1809 A History of New York.
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What is the meaning of knickerbockers?
"knickerbockers" (noun) means loose trousers gathered just below the knee, worn by men and boys and especially fashionable in the early 1900s.
What is another word for knickerbockers?
Other words for "knickerbockers" include knickers, breeches.
