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单词 Bombay bloomers
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Definition of Bombay bloomers in English:

Bombay bloomers

plural noun
Australian, NZ informal
  • Men's long, loose-fitting shorts.

    even for swimming, he wore his ubiquitous Bombay bloomers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When summer clothes were issued, the unlovely Bombay bloomers at last came into their own, being unhitched and let down below the knee at dusk.
    • Indian-made Bombay bloomers and Egyptian-made bush shirts were often converted in minor ways by the soldiers.
    • Pictured are the oldest and youngest members of the battalion, wearing their Bombay bloomers.
    • He had bought some Bombay bloomers of a more modern cut, which inferred he was a respectable old gent keeping up reasonably with the times.
    • Not much appreciated were the Bombay bloomers, which were shorts with full turn-ups that could be folded, either up or down, but were found to be impractical.
    • All is going well as I slip on a tunic and shimmy into what can only be described as a pair of Bombay bloomers.
    • Here we see some fine sets of Kiwi knees and Bombay bloomers inspecting an unexploded naval shell at Enfidaville, Tunisia.
    • The man at the right has the haversack in the 'alert' position, and note the deep, buttoned turn-ups of his Bombay bloomers.
    • Some of those guys are so out of date they are still thinking about boots and puttees and Bombay bloomers.
    • Shown is a doctor's summer uniform of WWI, complete with Bombay bloomers and pith helmet.

Origin

1940s: from their resemblance to British military-issue shorts worn in tropical postings.

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