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dungarees
This term describes heavy-duty garments designed for durability and protection, evoking an image of manual labor, gardening, or childhood play. It carries a utilitarian connotation, emphasizing practicality and ruggedness over fashion, though it is frequently used in modern contexts to describe casual, vintage-style attire.
Grammatically, this noun is a plurale tantum, meaning it exists only in the plural form and has no singular counterpart. Because it refers to a garment with two legs, it is typically quantified using the phrase a pair of rather than as a single unit.
Meanings
Examples
He wore a pair of faded blue dungarees to the garden center.
I should probably put on my dungarees before I start painting the fence.
The mechanic wiped his greasy hands on his dungarees.
The farmer spent the entire day in his heavy cotton dungarees.
She decided to wear a striped shirt under her dungarees for a casual look.
The child looked adorable in tiny denim dungarees.