different between trousers vs tousers
trousers
English
Etymology
Attested since the 1610s, from the earlier form trouzes (attested since the 1580s), extended from trouse (1570s), with plural ending typical of things in pairs, from Middle Irish triubhas (“close-fitting shorts”), of uncertain origin. The unexplained intrusive second -r- is perhaps due to the influence of drawers.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t?a?z?z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t?a?z?z/
- Hyphenation: trou?sers
Noun
trousers pl (plural only)
- An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.
- Synonyms: breeches, britches, (all Britain, dialectal) kecks, (chiefly US) pants, (Australia) strides; see also Thesaurus:trousers
Usage notes
- Pants is about four times more common in the US than trousers, based on use in COCA.
- Trousers is about nine times more common in the UK than pants, based on use in BNC.
- Slacks about one tenth as common as pants in the US and trousers in the UK.
Hyponyms
- jeans
- pantaloons
- shorts
- slacks
Derived terms
- whoops, there go my trousers
Translations
References
Anagrams
- rousters
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tousers
English
Noun
tousers
- plural of touser
Anagrams
- Souters, Strouse, estrous, oestrus, ousters, rousest, sestuor, sourest, souters, toruses, trouses, trousse, tussore, œstrus
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